Maule MXT7 N772TW

Summary

On 26 July 2020 at about 00:31 local time, a Maule MXT7 registered N772TW was involved in an accident near Hillsboro, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 July 2020 at 00:31

Classification

Accident

Location

Hillsboro, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Justison Airport (1LL5)

Coordinates

39.2425, -89.5508

Aircraft

Maule MXT7

Registration

N772TW

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hillsboro → Hillsboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20CA308

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while attempting to avoid a deer during landing, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he conducted a visual approach to land at a grass airstrip with tall crops adjacent to the runway. As he was landing a deer jumped out of the crops onto the runway. The pilot pulled the nose up to avoid hitting the deer and the airplane stalled. The airplane hit the ground and "flipped" two times, substantially damaging the tail, wings, and fuselage. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.