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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Maule MX-7-235 · Sparta, TN · May 1, 2021

Date: May 1, 2021 · 14:00 local
Place: Sparta, TN
Airport: Upper Cumberland Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N235PL
Reported as: Maule MX-7-235
Reported engine: Lycoming IGO-540-B1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 174 total53 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N235PLRegistered now · Maule MX-7-235S/N 10039C Airframe modelMaule MX-7-235 Engine modelLycoming IGO-540-B1AReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

privacy data omittedPilot in command stated he was practicing landings and just flying for pleasure. He obtained a weather report (patwas) before takeoff and thought the winds would be manageable. After checking weather before approach and to his surprise winds were gusting to 7 knots across runway. (Aircraft max crosswind 12KNOTS) a gust of wind pushed the wing up. He tried to correct but his foot apparently hit the brake, causing a nose over.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT IN COMMAND STATED HE WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AND JUST FLYING FOR PLEASURE. HE OBTAINED A WEATHER REPORT (PATWAS) BEFORE TAKEOFF AND THOUGHT THE WINDS WOULD BE MANAGEABLE. AFTER CHECKING WEATHER BEFORE APPROACH AND TO HIS SURPRISE WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 7 KNOTS ACROSS RUNWAY. (AIRCRAFT MAX CROSSWIND 12KNOTS) A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE WING UP. HE TRIED TO CORRECT BUT HIS FOOT APPARENTLY HIT THE BRAKE, CAUSING A NOSE OVER.