# NTSB investigations: Maule MX-7-180A: Nose over/nose down

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA25LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA296.md): Maule MX-7-180A · Muskeget Island, MA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 10, 2025 · N1052T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to obtain a proper touchdown point while attempting to land on a very short and rough turf runway, which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with vegetation and terrain.
- [NTSB CEN20CA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA388.md): Maule MX7 · Brazoria, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Sep 7, 2020 · N897DC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around from unsuitable terrain.
- [NTSB GAA18CA489](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA489.md): Maule MX7 · Valdez, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 10, 2018 · N7ZV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed during landing, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent nose-over.
- [NTSB GAA17CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA168.md): Maule MX7 · Live Oak, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 1, 2017 · N600XX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain a stabilized approach and his subsequent incorrect brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5460186')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '096' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence?model=5460186

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