# Accident 20070417013299A: Maule MT7235, Concord, CA, April 17, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2007, 16:00 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Airport: Buchanan Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9897° N, 122.0569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9897&lon=-122.0569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3115U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3115U-2009-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MT-7-235 (registry code 5460175, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mt-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 MT7235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 130 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070417013299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 19R AT CONCORD. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED ONE LANDING AND PERFORMED A GO-AROUND AND AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON 19R. DURING THIS SECOND ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND GROUND LOOPED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 SEA07CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA104), Apr 17, 2007: Maule MT-7-235 (N3115U), Concord, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in a ground loop/swerve and collapse of the nose landing gear. A contributing factor was the gusty wind condition.

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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