ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311810
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| Date: | Friday 15 May 2020 |
| Time: | 11:26 LT |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-9B |
| Owner/operator: | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) |
| Registration: | CBP-213 |
| MSN: | Unknown |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Angelo, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | San Angelo, TX (SJT`) |
| San Angelo, TX (SJT`) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) attempted a touch-and-go landing but then performed a go-around due to an unstable approach. The pilot re-entered the UAS into the traffic pattern for a second touch-and-go landing attempt, during which it initially touched down nose first and induced a porpoise. During the third porpoise, the UAS contacted the runway in a nose-down attitude resulting in a hard landing and post-crash fire. The UAS was destroyed by the post-crash fire. There was no mechanical malfunction/failure of the UAS at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate landing flare that resulted in a porpoise and impact with terrain.
Sources:
NTSB CEN20CA178
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2023 20:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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