# Accident 20070815017739A: Maule M7235, Fairbanks, AK, August 15, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2007, 17:32 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Chena Marina
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8139° N, 147.9183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8139&lon=-147.9183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56568, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56568-2018-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235 (registry code 5470208, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-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 M7235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070815017739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ELEVATOR FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE HOOKED UP IMPROPERLY OR BACKWARDS (PULL BACK ON THE YOKE CAUSES THE AIRCRAFT TO GO NOSE DOWN, PUSH FORWARD CAUSES THE AIRCRAFT TO GO NOSE UP). THE FAILURE OF THE CONTROLS TO BE HOOKED UP BACKWARDS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER ON ITS BACK DURING ATTEMPTED ROTATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT FAILED TO FOLLOW PREFLIGHT CHECKLIST WHICH ALSO WOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE PROBLEM.

## 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 ANC07LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA081), Aug 16, 2007: Maule M-7-235 (N56568), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The reversal of the elevator control cables by maintenance personnel, and the inadequate preflight inspection by the flight instructor and dual student.

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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