# Accident 20171002011569A: Mto SPORT, Mc Coy, TX, October 2, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2017, 14:45 local time
- Place: Mc Coy, TX
- Airport: Off-Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8614° N, 98.3503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8614&lon=-98.3503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N818PB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N818PB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Charles A Brazil MTO SPORT (registry code 056359G, https://openairdocs.org/model/charles-a-brazil-mto-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTO SPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 6 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171002011569A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN18LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA002), Oct 2, 2017: Charles A Brazil MTO Sport (N818PB), McCoy, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a powerline during landing.

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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