# Incident 20220611010359I: Maule MX-7-235, Columbia, CA, June 11, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2022, 14:55 local time
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9906° N, 120.5433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9906&lon=-120.5433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13ZF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13ZF) (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: 329 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220611010359I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 11, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 2242 UTC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A MAUL MX-7-235 ON FLOATS, TIPPED DURING A WATER TAKEOFF AT NEW MELONES RESERVOIR, CA.  THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE WATER CAUSING THE MAUL TO FLIP UPSIDE DOWN.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AN UNEXPECTED WIND GUST CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO TIP. PHOTOS OF THE LAKE TAKEN BY THE SHERIFF SHOW TEXTURED WATER WITHOUT WHITECAPS.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WIND AT THE TIME WAS WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS.  THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER THE PILOT HAD MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING AND TAKEOFF IN THE SAME AREA.  THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES.

## 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 WPR22LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA232), Jun 11, 2022: Maule MX-7-235 (N13ZF), Copperopolis, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control of the airplane during takeoff in gusting wind.

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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