NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ATL93LA114
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE IMPROPER FLARE AND THE IMPROPER GO AROUND PROCEDURES USED BY THE PILOT
Factual narrative
On June 22, 1993, at about 1525 central daylight time, a Cessna 150, N63255 was substantially damaged following a collision with terrain during a landing attempt at Smyrna, Tennessee. The student pilot received serious injuries in the accident. The aircraft was owned and being operated under 14 CFR Part 91 by Mathews Air, Incorporated of Franklin, Tennessee. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan had been filed for the local instructional flight. The flight departed Smyrna, Tennessee at about 1500. According to witnesses, the student pilot was practicing touch and go landings on runway 19. During the landing, the aircraft appeared to land hard and bounced back into the air. The aircraft then swerved off the runway to the left, and the left wing contacted the terrain. The pilot stated that she landed hard and bounced the aircraft. She then attempted a go around, and accidentally raised the flaps to the full up position. She then lost control of the aircraft and impacted the terrain with the left wing. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT SHE MADE A HARD LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. SHE THEN ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND, BUT INSTEAD OF RAISING THE FLAPS TO TAKEOFF, SHE RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO FULL UP. SHE SAID THE AIRCRAFT THEN STALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN WITH THE LEFT WING Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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- arXiv 2023 · arXiv preprint
Variation of Critical Crystallization Pressure for the Formation of Square Ice in Graphene Nanocapillaries
Two-dimensional square ice in graphene nanocapillaries at room temperature is a fascinating phenomenon and has been confirmed experimentally.
- arXiv 2022 · arXiv preprint
Enhanced Prediction of Three-dimensional Finite Iced Wing Separated Flow Near Stall
Icing on three-dimensional wings causes severe flow separation near stall. Standard improved delayed detached eddy simulation (IDDES) is unable to correctly predict the separating reattaching flow due…
- Semantic Scholar 2021 · Article (Scientific Reports)
Cloud icing by mineral dust and impacts to aviation safety
Ice particles in high-altitude cold clouds can obstruct aircraft functioning. Over the last 20 years, there have been more than 150 recorded cases with engine power-loss and damage caused by tiny clou…
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Contractor Report (CR)
An Evaluation of an Analytical Simulation of an Airplane with Tailplane Icing by Comparison to Flight Data
This report presents the assessment of an analytical tool developed as part of the NASA/FAA Tailplane Icing Program. The analytical tool is a specialized simulation program called TAILSM4 which was de…
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Technical Publication (TP)
NASA/FAA Tailplane Icing Program: Flight Test Report
This report presents results from research flights that explored the characteristics of an ice-contaminated tailplane using various simulated ice shapes attached to the leading edge of the horizontal …
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Other
[Tail Plane Icing]
The Aviation Safety Program initiated by NASA in 1997 has put greater emphasis in safety related research activities. Ice-contaminated-tailplane stall (ICTS) has been identified by the NASA Lewis Icin…
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