# Incident 20100816042209I: Maule M-7-235C, North Las Vegas, NV, August 16, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2010, 13:40 local time
- Place: North Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: 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 M-7-235C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 273 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100816042209I

## Narrative

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

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 220 AT 10 GUSTING TO 21. UPON TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN UNCONTROLLED DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO SHEARING OF RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR MOUNT BOLTS AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 25 AT VGT WITH RIGHT WING TIP ON THE ACTIVE.

## 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 20080706838449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080706838449I), Jul 6, 2008: Maule M7235C (N4257A), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. (-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.…

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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