# Accident 20190815017749A: Dehavilland DHC-6-300, San Marcos, TX, August 15, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2019, 12:27 local time
- Place: San Marcos, TX
- Airport: San Marcos
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HKGA
- Location: 29.8928° N, 97.8631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8928&lon=-97.8631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N322AV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N322AV-2023-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (registry code 2802630, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 series (registry code 52247, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-27-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6-300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,775 total, 162 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190815017749A

## Narrative

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

DURING AN ABORTED LANDING THE FLYING PILOT MISMANAGED THE CONTROLS AND LOWERED THE ANGLE OF ATTACK TO WHERE THE AIRCRAFT STUCK THE GROUND AT A STEEP ANGLE

## 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 CEN19LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA267), Aug 15, 2019: De Havilland DHC6 (N322AV), San Marcos, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed go-around attempt and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action that resulted in a nose-down impact with terrain during an attempted go-around.

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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