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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Ctsw · Granbury, TX · February 21, 2007

Date: February 21, 2007 · 12:15 local
Place: Granbury, TX
Airport: Pecan Plantation Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N134DG
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW07CA074
Reported as: Amtr Ctsw
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,350 total8 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On 02/21/07, at 1215 CST, a flight design gmbh model Ctsw, N134DG, owned by the pilot privacy data omitted landed short of runway 36 at Pecan Plantation Airport (0TX1) on a pleasure flight. VFR flight conditions prevailed, no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the pilot was not injured. The pilot holds a private pilot certificate. The flight originated at Pecan valley airport on 02/21/07 at 1115 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 02/21/07, AT 1215 CST, A FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH MODEL CTSW, N134DG, OWNED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 36 AT PECAN PLANTATION AIRPORT (0TX1) ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PECAN VALLEY AIRPORT ON 02/21/07 AT 1115 CDT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DFW07CA074Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGranbury, TXThe pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance while landing, which resulted in an undershoot of the runway. A contributing factor was the rising terrain on approach to the runway.Feb 21, 2007 · Substantial damage