20171002011569A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mto Sport · Mc Coy, TX · October 2, 2017

Date: October 2, 2017 · 14:45 local
Place: Mc Coy, TX
Airport: Off-Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N818PB
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN18LA002
Reported as: Mto Sport
Reported engine: ROTAX 912
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 27 total6 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N818PBRegistered now · Charles A Brazil MTO SPORTS/N M01394 · Built 2017 Airframe modelCharles A Brazil MTO SPORT Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Pilot made an approach to land and caught the left main landing gear on an electrical wire approximately 30 feet above the ground.

The aircraft pitched nose-down and impacted on an asphalt road. The aircraft impacted nose-first approximately 30 yards beyond the point of the wire strike, traveling approximately ten more yards before coming to to rest on its right side.

Aircraft sustained substantial damage.

Pilot sustained substantial injuries.

There was a minor fuel spill.

There was no post-crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE AN APPROACH TO LAND AND CAUGHT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ON AN ELECTRICAL WIRE APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.

THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE-DOWN AND IMPACTED ON AN ASPHALT ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED NOSE-FIRST APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS BEYOND THE POINT OF THE WIRE STRIKE, TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY TEN MORE YARDS BEFORE COMING TO TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

PILOT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL INJURIES.

THERE WAS A MINOR FUEL SPILL.

THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE.

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 CEN18LA002Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcCoy, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a powerline during landing.Oct 2, 2017 · Substantial damage