NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC94LA015
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND DID NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE TREES ADJACENT TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.
Factual narrative
On November 2, 1993, at 1000 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Aeronca Champ 7DC airplane, N2532E, owned and operated by the pilot-in-command, crashed during a go-around attempt on runway 07 at Goose Bay, Alaska. The private certificated pilot and his passenger, the sole occupants, were not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal pleasure flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 91, last departed the Lake Hood gravel strip at approximately 0915 and the destination was Goose Bay. Visual meteorological conditions existed and a visual flight rules flight plan was not in effect. The pilot-in-command told the NTSB investigator-in-charge during a telephone interview, that he was performing his first wheel landing in the airplane. Upon making contact with the runway, the airplane porpoised once and bounced into the air to a height of about 4 feet. The airplane settled back onto the runway, bounced again, and turned about 40 degrees toward the left edge of the runway. He applied power and attempted a go-around but collided with trees during the process. THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING HIS FIRST WHEEL LANDING IN THE AIRPLANE. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED TWICE AND TURNED ABOUT 40 DEGREES TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. DURING THE GO-AROUND ATTEMPT PERFORMED BY THE PILOT, THE PLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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- NASA NTRS 2025 · Conference Paper
A Training Study to Improve Monitoring During A Go-Around
As part of an FAA program to improve go-around (GA) safety, we were asked to determine if we could improve the performance of the Pilot Monitoring (PM) during a GA maneuver.
- Flight Safety Foundation 2024 · FSF / AeroSafety World
Go-Around Safety Forum Findings
Foundation Go-Around Safety Forum technical findings — examines why pilots fail to execute go-arounds when criteria are met (stabilized approach gate not met, energy state out of envelope, traffic con…
- Semantic Scholar 2022 · Article (Journal of Safety Research)
Go-around accidents and general aviation safety.
INTRODUCTION Changes in General Aviation (GA) accident rates, specifically in the go-around phase, are examined by comparing the number of accidents, the proportion of fatal accidents, and the proport…
- Semantic Scholar 2021 · Article (Aerospace)
Classification and Analysis of Go-Arounds in Commercial Aviation Using ADS-B Data
Go-arounds are a necessary aspect of commercial aviation and are conducted after a landing attempt has been aborted. It is necessary to conduct go-arounds in the safest possible manner, as go-arounds …
- NASA NTRS 2021 · Accepted Manuscript (Version with final changes)
Go-Around Criteria Refinement for Transport Category Aircraft
Presently, airline pilots are trained to go around if, when lower than 500 ft above the ground, they are outside of a handful of parameters such as airspeed, position, and rate of descent.
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Conference Paper
Validation of Proposed Go-Around Criteria Under Various Environmental Conditions
This paper evaluates the effects of environmental conditions on touchdown performance under varying approach states and validates proposed go-around criteria developed using data from a previously con…
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