# Accident 20180809010569A: Maule MX-7-180A, Nelchina, AK, August 9, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2018, 23:39 local time
- Place: Nelchina, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7606° N, 147.0806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7606&lon=-147.0806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7ZV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7ZV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-180A (registry code 5460186, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX-7-180A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA489](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA489) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180809010569A

## Narrative

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

STAKEHOLDER STATED THE FOLLOWING

?HE IS FAMILIAR WITH ATTEMPTED LANDING AREA

?WEATHER - CLEAR AND NO WIND

?AIRCRAFT HAS 31-INCH TIRES INSTALLED

?APPROACH WAS 5-7 MPH FAST

?BELIEVES FLAPS WERE FULLY EXTENDED

?STUCK 3 POINT LANDING BUT DUE TO THE LANDING SPEED AIRCRAFT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR

?WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN THE TAIL LANDING GEAR HIT UNKNOWN OBJECT

?MLG TIRES WERE ON THE GROUND

?THE DRAG CAUSED BY THE MLG TIRES AND THE BOUNCE OF THE TAIL WHEEL CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ONTO IT BACK.  HE ALSO INDICATED DURING THE INITIAL PHONE CALL THAT HE MAY HAVE APPLIED BRAKES.

## 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 GAA18CA489](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA489), Aug 10, 2018: Maule MX7 (N7ZV), Valdez, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed during landing, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent nose-over.

## Other reports on N7ZV (1)

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

- [Incident 20050410014369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050410014369I), Apr 10, 2005: Maule MX7180A (N7ZV), Knox, IN, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated he was landing at koxi in right gusty cross winds, misjudged rate of descent and landed hard. Right landing gear wheel broken and right…

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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