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| Date: | Monday 7 September 2020 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Maule MX-7-180A Sportplane |
| Owner/operator: | Pullen Endeavors LLC |
| Registration: | N897DC |
| MSN: | 20012C |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Angleton, Brazoria County, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Houston-Pearland Regional Airport, TX (KLVJ) |
| Houston-Pearland Regional Airport, TX (KLVJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was attempting an off-airport landing in a tailwheel-equipped airplane to a location that he had not previously landed. He stated that just prior to touchdown he realized it was not a suitable landing area and he initiated a go-around. During the go-around, the airplane touched down on soft ground and tall grass, which caused the airplane to sink into the ground and nose over. The right lift strut was substantially damaged.
The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around from unsuitable terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/department-of-public-safety-on-the-scene-of-small-plane-crash-in-brazoria-county
https://www.kxxv.com/hometown/texas/authorities-investigating-plane-crash-in-brazoria-county
https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/brazoria-county-plane-crash/285-19bfc8f7-bf67-4131-8801-a61c1833d3d1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 April 2010 | N897DC | Private | 0 | Greenville-Pitt-Greenville Airport, NC (PGV/KPGV) | |
sub |
| Gear collapse | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2020 23:17 | Geno | Added |
| 07-Sep-2020 23:42 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Sep-2020 00:19 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Sep-2020 16:27 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Sep-2020 17:29 | Captain Adam | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Mar-2021 20:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
| 24-Mar-2021 20:48 | harro | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Mar-2021 20:48 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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