# Accident 20040307016819A: Maule MX7235, Nashville, TN, March 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2004, 17:36 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1244° N, 86.6781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1244&lon=-86.6781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5655P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5655P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-235 (registry code 5470207, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX7235
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040307016819A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL04LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA080), Mar 7, 2004: Maule MX-7-235 (N5655P), Nashville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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