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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maule MX-7-180A · Greenville, NC · April 11, 2010

Date: April 11, 2010 · 13:00 local
Place: Greenville, NC
Airport: Pitt-Greenville
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N897DC
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA10CA227
Reported as: Maule MX-7-180A
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total5 in this make and model53 in the last 90 days

N897DCRegistered now · Maule MX-7-180AS/N 20012C Airframe modelMaule MX-7-180A Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot had received his tail wheel endorsement the day before the accident and admitted he had received limited exposure to hard surface runways. The next day he went out to practice landings and lost directional control on his first attempt.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED HIS TAIL WHEEL ENDORSEMENT THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT AND ADMITTED HE HAD RECEIVED LIMITED EXPOSURE TO HARD SURFACE RUNWAYS. THE NEXT DAY HE WENT OUT TO PRACTICE LANDINGS AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON HIS FIRST ATTEMPT.

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 ERA10CA227Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGreenville, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model airplane.Apr 11, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N897DC · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20200907018889ALanding: Touchdown · Angleton, TXPilot attempted to land in an unapproved area of a national wildlife refuge when the aircraft touched down in the 4 foot high grass the aircraft flipped over foreword.Sep 7, 2020 · Substantial damage