# Accident 20100411031499A: Maule MX-7-180A, Greenville, NC, April 11, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2010, 13:00 local time
- Place: Greenville, NC
- Airport: Pitt-Greenville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6344° N, 77.3844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6344&lon=-77.3844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N897DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N897DC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule MX-7-180A (registry code 5460186, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-mx-7-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE MX-7-180A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 5 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100411031499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA10CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA227), Apr 11, 2010: Maule MX7 (N897DC), Greenville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N897DC (1)

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

- [Accident 20200907018889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200907018889A), Sep 7, 2020: Maule MX-7-180A (N897DC), Angleton, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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