# Accident 20170430020949A: Maule MX-7-180A, Floydada, TX, April 30, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2017, 14:30 local time
- Place: Floydada, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0017° N, 101.3303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0017&lon=-101.3303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3035M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3035M-2018-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-180A (registry code 5460186, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX-7-180A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,700 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170430020949A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 30, 2017, AT 1230 CDT, N3035M, A MAULE MX-7-180A REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, ENCOUNTERED STRONG SURFACE WINDS DURING TAXI AFTER LANDING AND FLIPPED OVER AT FLOYDADA, TX (F41F).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME  AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM NORTH TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT (KGYI) ON APRIL 30, 2017 AT 0900 CDT.

## 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 GAA17CA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA252), Apr 30, 2017: Maule MX7 (N3035M), Floydada, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to fly into and land at an area of known widespread high gusting wind, which resulted in a nose-over.

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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