# Accident 20141008018499A: Maule MX-7-235, Big Creek, ID, October 8, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2014, 12:00 local time
- Place: Big Creek, ID
- Airport: Dewey Moore
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1500° N, 115.0714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1500&lon=-115.0714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11ZA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11ZA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-235 (registry code 5470207, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-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 MX-7-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,066 total, 283 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141008018499A

## Narrative

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

JUST PROIR TO TOUCH DOWN, THE LEFT WING DIPPED AND CONTACTED THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT WHEELS HIT ON THE RIGHT SIDE.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE WHEELS.

## 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 WPR15CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA006), Oct 8, 2014: Maule MX 7-235 (N11ZA), Big Creek, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while on final approach with shifting wind conditions.

## Other reports on N11ZA (1)

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

- [Incident 19970810021419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970810021419I), Aug 10, 1997: Maule MX7235 (N11ZA), Stehekin, WA, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot reports that he executed the takeoff when prevailing winds were approximately 5-10 knots out of the south. After a normal lift off, he…

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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