De Havilland DHC6 N322AV

Summary

On 15 August 2019 at about 17:33 local time, a De Havilland DHC6 registered N322AV, operated by Berry Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near San Marcos, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 August 2019 at 17:33

Classification

Accident

Location

San Marcos, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

San Marcos Regional Airport (HYI)

Coordinates

29.8928, -97.8631

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC6

Registration

N322AV

Category

Airplane

Year built

1971

Engines

2

Operator

Berry Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fredericksburg → San Marcos

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN19LA267

3 people had minor injuries.

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport pilot receiving company flight training was flying an approach; the airplane was too high and entered an increasing descent rate. The flight instructor told the pilot to go around, about the same time the pilot elected to go around. However, the pilot’s corrective control and power inputs did not arrest the descent rate, and the airplane impacted the ground, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The operator reported there were no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal airplane operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.