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BFO91LA002

1990-10-08 · INDIAN HEAD, Maryland, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 2W5

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE LANDING FLARE/TOUCHDOWN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE HIS LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE AND HIS IMPROPER TECHNIQUE WHEN RAISING FLAPS DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND.

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT DURING HIS LANDING FLARE THE RIGHT WING TIP 'SUDDENLY' LIFTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HE REPORTED THAT HE ADDED RIGHT RUDDER AND AILERON, AND FULL POWER TO ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE RAISED THE FLAPS, HE INADVERTENTLY RAISED THEM ALL AT ONCE. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND FELL TO THE GROUND RIGHT WING AND NOSE WHEEL FIRST, AND THEN FLIPPED OVER, INVERTED. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED 60 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING 51 HOURS IN THE ACCIDENT MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_BFO91LA002.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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