# Accident 20050410005589A: Maule M7235C, Borrego Valley, CA, April 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2005, 10:30 local time
- Place: Borrego Valley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1833° N, 116.2833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1833&lon=-116.2833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1033C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1033C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235C (registry code 5460110, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235C
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050410005589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ON A DIRT STRIP AND VEERED OFF INTO A DITCH. HE STATED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED BUT AFTER EXAMINATION BY HIS MECHANIC, DISCOVERED THAT THE WING SPAR WAS BENT.

## 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 LAX05CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA147), Apr 10, 2005: Maule MA-7-235C (N1033C), Borrego Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

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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