# Accident 20050604010679A: Maule M7235, Truckee, CA, June 4, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2005, 16:50 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3200° N, 120.1394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3200&lon=-120.1394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90KD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,850 total, 14 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050604010679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE WIND WAS 220 @ 11, GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS. THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28. ON ROLLOUT A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WENT LEFT, PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER & APPLIED THE RIGHT BRAKE. THIS CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP.

## 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 LAX05LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA194), Jun 5, 2005: Maule 7-235 (N90KD), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.

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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