Pilot Debrief

MAULE MXT7 near Hillsboro, IL — 2020-07-26

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Date
2020-07-26
Location
Hillsboro, IL, USA
Airport
1LL5
Aircraft
MAULE MXT7
Registration
N772TW
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Serious
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

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.

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.

NTSB coding

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