# NTSB GAA17CA309: Maule MX7, N789JR, Payette, ID, May 30, 2017 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 30, 2017, 08:28 local (14:28 UTC) - Place: Payette, ID - Coordinates: 44.094444, -116.90361 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0944&lon=-116.9036&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 3, 2017 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA/ FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 95263 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA17CA309 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95263/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=95263 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA309 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional during the landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule MX-7-180C, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=5460189), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule MX-7-180C, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=5460189), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Maule MX-7-180C, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=5460189), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Maule MX-7-180C, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=5460189), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Maule MX-7-180C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=5460189), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing touchdown, the airplane "veered hard to the right." He attempted to "regain directional control" but was unable to do so and applied full power to abort the landing. During the aborted landing, the airplane departed the runway surface to the right and nosed over in dirt about 145 ft from the runway surface. The right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Safety Inspector who examined the airplane postaccident reported that he found no anomalies with the brake system or wheels. ## Factual narrative The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing touchdown, the airplane "veered hard to the right." He attempted to "regain directional control," but was unable, and applied full power to abort the landing. During the aborted landing, the airplane departed the runway surface to the right and nosed over in dirt about 145 ft. from the runway surface. The right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Safety Inspector who examined the airplane postaccident, reported that he found no anomalies with the brake system or wheels. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N789JR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N789JR), registered now, S/N 28009C (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MAULE MX7 (180C) - Registry model: [Maule MX-7-180C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180c) (registry code 5460189) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28009C - Year built: 1998 - Airframe hours: 1010 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-C1F 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 21, 2017 - Departed: EUL, CALDWELL, ID - Destination: S75, Payette, ID - Airport: S75, Payette Muni, runway 13, 3,000 × 50 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Handheld GPS, Auto-pilot, Angle of attack indicator, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review September 9, 2016; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 354.6 total, 127.6 in this make and model, 322.7 as pilot in command, 29.3 in the last 90 days, 21.2 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 29.97 inHg - Observed at: KONO, 7 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20170530004789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170530004789A), May 30, 2017: Maule MX-7-180C, Payette, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting to land on runway 13 at Payette Municipal Airport (S75). Upon touchdown, pilot failed to maintain directional control and aircraft veered… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 19, 2017, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=95263. 3.9 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40454337&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Record of Conversation (FAA Inspector) (item 2, .PDF, 61 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40454338&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20(FAA%20Inspector)-Master.PDF - Accident Photo (Courtesy of FAA) (item 3, .PDF, 1 photo, 261 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40454339&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.