# Incident 20080706838449I: Maule M7235C, Las Vegas, NV, July 6, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2008, 16:08 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2107° N, 115.1944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH LAS VEGAS (VGT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2107&lon=-115.1944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4257A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4257A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235C (registry code 5460110, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M7235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 120 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080706838449I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRPORT ATIS WAS REPORTING A WING SPEED OF 19 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS.  THE LANDING RUNWAY WOULD RESULT IN A 10 DEGREE CROSSWING FROM THE LEFT.  AFTER A NORMAL APPROACH TO LANDING WITH 12 DEGREES OF FLAPS, THE PIC STATED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING WHEEL TOUCH DOWN.  IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE RIGHT MAIN TOUCHED DOWN, THE LEFT WING RAISED UNCONTROLLABLY, CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP TO CONTACT THE GROUND.  THE TAIL WHEEL HAD NOT YET TOUCHED THE GROUND.  AFTER THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND, THE TAIL MOVED UPWARDS, CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND.  THE PIC WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE TAIL WHEEL SETTLED TO THE SURFACE.  THE ENGINE CEASED OPERATING AND THE PIC WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY UNDER CONTROL.

## Other reports on N4257A (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20190427003509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190427003509A), Apr 27, 2019: Maule M-7-235C (N4257A), Roosevelt, UT, Substantial damage. On April 27, 2019 the airman failed to maintain aircraft control while landing at 74V. The airman stated that when they were about 15 miles from the airport…
- [Incident 20100816042209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100816042209I), Aug 16, 2010: Maule M-7-235C (N4257A), North Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Airman recieved weather briefing and departed twf for vgt with 2 POB. Pilot recieved ATIS weather update and clearance to land rwy 24 at vgt. Winds reported…

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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