Maule MT7 N811SG
5 April 2021 · Jewett, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 5 April 2021 at about 21:00 local time, a Maule MT7 registered N811SG was involved in an accident near Jewett, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jewett, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 31.3616, -96.1441
- Aircraft
- Maule MT7
- Registration
- N811SG
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2008
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Graham → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN21LA183
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane after it struck a hidden berm during the intentional off-airport landing, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot made an intentional off-airport landing in an open grass field and shortly after touchdown the airplane struck a berm hidden by grass that caused the airplane to become airborne. The airplane then ballooned about 5-10 ft above the field before it landed hard on the nose landing gear. At that point the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, both sets of wing struts, vertical stabilizer, elevator, and rudder. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Maule MT7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 2005 | Maule MT7-235 | Capon Bridge, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 2021 | Piper PA 46-350P | Port Aransas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2021 | Cameron Balloons Z-90 | Celina, Texas, United States | RET Richard V | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 2021 | Beechcraft B23 | Lamesa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 2021 | Boeing PT-17 | Winnie, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 2021 | Cessna 207A | Laredo, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 2021 | Focke-Wulf FWP-149D | Killeen, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |