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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule MX-7-235 · Nashville, TN · March 7, 2004

Date: March 7, 2004 · 17:36 local
Place: Nashville, TN
Airport: Nashville International Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5655P
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL04LA080
Reported as: Maule MX7235
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total500 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N5655PRegistered now · Maule MX-7-235S/N 10003C · Built 1984 Airframe modelMaule MX-7-235 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was arriving from charleston, WV on a cross-country flight. Mr. Bevan opted to revise his flight plan to land at Nashville International Airport (bna) rather than cornelia fort airpark due to gusty wind conditions associated with a frontal passage. Wind was reported as more favorable to land on runway 31 at bna. During landing rollout, a strong crosswind gust lifted the wing causing hard contact breaking the main gear and damaging the airframe at the landing gear mounting points.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS ARRIVING FROM CHARLESTON, WV ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. MR. BEVAN OPTED TO REVISE HIS FLIGHT PLAN TO LAND AT NASHVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BNA) RATHER THAN CORNELIA FORT AIRPARK DUE TO GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE. WIND WAS REPORTED AS MORE FAVORABLE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 31 AT BNA. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, A STRONG CROSSWIND GUST LIFTED THE WING CAUSING HARD CONTACT BREAKING THE MAIN GEAR AND DAMAGING THE AIRFRAME AT THE LANDING GEAR MOUNTING POINTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL04LA080Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNashville, TNThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind and his failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted in a hard landing. The pilot's decision to land in wind conditions that exceeded the demonstrated crosswind component, wind gusts, and a crosswind were…Mar 7, 2004 · Substantial damage