# Incident 20210501009689I: Maule MX-7-235, Sparta, TN, May 1, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2021, 14:00 local time
- Place: Sparta, TN
- Airport: Upper Cumberland Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0567° N, 85.5301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at UPPER CUMBERLAND RGNL (SRB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0567&lon=-85.5301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N235PL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N235PL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-235 (registry code 5470207, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGO-540-B1A (registry code 41538, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igo-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX-7-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IGO-540-B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 174 total, 53 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210501009689I

## Narrative

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

^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.

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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