Accident Ercoupe 415-C N93504, Tuesday 13 March 2001

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Date:	Tuesday 13 March 2001
Time:	12:45 LT
Type:	Ercoupe 415-C
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N93504
MSN:	815
Engine model:	Continental C-85-12F
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Houston, TX - United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Houston-Pearland Regional Airport, TX (KLVJ)
Destination airport:	Houston-Pearland Regional Airport, TX (KLVJ)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot was executing touch-and-go landings when he misjudged the turn from the downwind leg to the base leg, which resulted in a premature descent. The pilot stated that he should have executed a go-around; however, he elected to continue toward the runway. Subsequently, the airplane's altitude on the final approach leg was low and the left wing contacted trees. The airplane then entered an uncontrolled descent and impacted the ground.

Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to execute a go-around after becoming low on a visual approach.

Accident investigation: