ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37753
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| Date: | 14-MAY-1997 |
| Time: | 1343 |
| Type: |  Cessna R182 |
| Operator: | Flying Eights Club Ltd |
| Registration: | N9080C |
| C/n / msn: | R18200391 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | N. Myrtle Beach, SC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Richmond, VA (FCI) |
| (CRE) |
The pilot's first approach was 'too high and too fast' for a successful landing and the pilot executed a go-around. The sound of a gear warning horn could be heard in the background of the tower tape when the pilot reported the go-around. The pilot then flew a wide pattern and turned onto final approach about 4 miles from the end of the runway. Witnesses observed the airplane touch down, then bounce up and make a climbing right turn above the treetops. According to several witnesses, after the airplane did what appeared to some as a 'touch and go' landing, the airplane went into a 'very steep climb,' and reached an altitude of 75 to 100 feet above the ground. A pilot who witnessed the accident said he thought the airplane 'was a banner tow plane making a pick-up.' He saw the airplane in a nose low attitude, and as it approached the trees it pitched up again. The airplane continued to descend in a pitched up attitude until the right wing dropped and the aircraft descended into the trees in a right bank. Most of the witnesses agreed that the airplane appeared to lose forward airspeed while in a steep climb. CAUSE: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a go-around resulting in an inadvertent stall.
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001208X07970
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
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