# Accident 20160611006029A: Maule MX-7-235, Ontario, OR, June 11, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2016, 08:00 local time
- Place: Ontario, OR
- Airport: Ontario Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0164° N, 117.0114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0164&lon=-117.0114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6VD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6VD) (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: 1,050 total, 450 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160611006029A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT PILOT REPORTED HE WAS ENROUTE FROM OWYHEE AIRSTRIP (28U) TO HARVEY AIRFIELD (S43) WHEN HE LANDED AT ONTARIO MUNICPAL AIRPORT, OREGON (ONO), FOR FUEL.  THE PILOT REPORTED LIGHT GUSTY WINDS OUT OF 28U AND REPORTED CALLING ASOS ON THE 135.275 FREQUENCY AT ONTARIO BEFORE LANDING ON RNWY 32.  ASOS REPORTED THE WINDS TO BE 10 KTS.

A REVIEW OF HISTORICAL WEATHER DATA FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHOWED AVERAGE WINDS AT 9.3 WITH GUSTS UP TO 27 FROM 270 DEGREES.

DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, AND AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT AND THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT, CAUGHT UNAWARE, STATED HE OVERCORRECTED CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY WITH AN ENSUING GROUND LOOP.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED AND FOUND TO HAVE EXTENSIVE SPAR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, SCRAPING ON THE RIGHT WING TIP, BENT PROP BLADES, AND TWISTING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT GEAR LEG.  NO OTHER OBVIOUS DAMAGE WAS NOTED.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO BE IN GOOD MECHANICAL CONDITION OTHERWISE, WITH A CURRENT REGISTRATION AND A VALID AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE.

THE ACCIDENT PILOT WAS COUNSELLED ON  REGARD TO VISUAL CUES VERSUS RELYING SOLELY ON WEATHER REPORTING.  THE PILOT EXHIBITED A COOPERATIVE AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

## 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 GAA16CA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA309), Jun 11, 2016: Maule MX 7 (N6VD), Ontario, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted the right wing impacting the ground, and nose down.

## Other reports on N6VD (2)

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

- [Accident 19900724028279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900724028279A), Jul 24, 1990: Maule M5235C (N6VD), East Tawan, MI, Substantial damage. Lost control and ground looped on landing. Blamed a crosswind gust.
- [Incident 19880916065579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880916065579I), Sep 16, 1988: Maule M5235C (N6VD), Flint, MI, Minor damage. Student lost directional control while practicing touch and go landings. Ground looped. Damaged prop and gear.

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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