# NTSB WPR24LA016: Maule M-7-235C, N235PR, Provo, UT, October 12, 2023

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: October 12, 2023, 14:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place: Provo, UT
- Coordinates: 40.219167, -111.72336 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2192&lon=-111.7234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 193257
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR24LA016
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193257/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193257
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA016

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during 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 M-7-235C, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=5460110), [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 M-7-235C, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=5460110), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)
- [Wind: tailwind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Maule M-7-235C, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md?model=5460110), [All aircraft, 594 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Maule M-7-235C, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=5460110), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Maule M-7-235C, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=5460110), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that during the landing he felt a wind gust that moved the airplane’s tail to the left, but was unsuccessful when applying a correctional input. The left wing impacted the ground then nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wing assembly. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N235PR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N235PR), registered now, S/N 25066C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-7-235C
- Registry model: [Maule M-7-235C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235c) (registry code 5460110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25066C
- Airframe hours: 1115.5
- Engines: Lycoming O-540-B4B5 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Sunnyside 7 LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 8, 2023, 28.7 hours before
- Departed: KBMC, Brigham City, UT
- Destination: KPVU, Provo, UT
- Airport: PVU, Provo Municipal Airport, runway 31, 8,603 × 150 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review August 18, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 406 total, 7 in this make and model, 357 as pilot in command, 27 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 7 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 32 °F, dew point 32 °F
- METAR: 12/10/2023 22:56->	
METAR KPVU 122256Z 34006KT 10SM BKN037 OVC047 08/04 A3003

## 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 20231012016599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231012016599A), Oct 12, 2023: Maule M-7-235C, Provo, UT, Substantial damage. On October 10, 2023 an aircraft lost control during roll out at Provo, Utah municpal airport. Aircraft ground looped causing substantial damage to the…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 2, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193257. 5.0 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 4.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17279737&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20N235PR_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 88 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17177383&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=N2335PR%20accident%20photo-Rel.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.

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