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| Date: | Thursday 9 August 2018 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Maule MX-7-180A |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N7ZV |
| MSN: | 20018C |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1377 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-C4F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Valdez, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Willow, AK (02AK) |
| Valdez, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he conducted a three-point landing on a sand bar and that the airplane bounced, the right main landing gear struck a rock, and the airplane then nosed over. The pilot added that he landed with "too much speed."
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left-wing lift strut.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed during landing, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent nose-over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA18CA489
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 March 2011 | N7ZV | private | 0 | Lakeland-Linder Airport (KLAL), Florida | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 11:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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