Maule MX7 N789JR

Summary

On 30 May 2017 at about 14:28 local time, a Maule MX7 registered N789JR was involved in an accident near Payette, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 May 2017 at 14:28

Classification

Accident

Location

Payette, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Payette Muni (S75)

Coordinates

44.0944, -116.9036

Aircraft

Maule MX7

Registration

N789JR

Category

Airplane

Year built

1998

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Caldwell → Payette

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA309

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional during the landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB 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 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.