Walter C Smythe TANGO XR N454WS

Summary

On 6 August 2018 at about 15:00 local time, a Walter C Smythe TANGO XR registered N454WS was involved in an accident near Mansfield, Ohio, United States. One person was 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.

Date

6 August 2018 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Mansfield, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Galion Muni (GQQ)

Coordinates

40.7550, -82.7217

Aircraft

Walter C Smythe TANGO XR

Registration

N454WS

Category

Airplane

Year built

2015

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brunswick → Mansfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA470

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during landing, the airplane bounced multiple times, so he added power to go around, but the left wing dropped, and the airplane "veered" left and dropped to the ground. The airplane touched down in the grass to the left of the runway, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.