NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC00LA179
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot-in-command's failure to initiate a timely go-around.
Factual narrative
On July 1, 2000, about 1145 Eastern Daylight Time, a Maule MX-7-180, N5661P, was substantially damaged while maneuvering near Woodbine, New Jersey. The certificated flight instructor and private pilot were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The local flight departed Woodbine Municipal Airport, Woodbine, New Jersey, about 1135. The instructor stated that he was demonstrating an "engine out" procedure to the private pilot. "About 200 feet above the ground", the instructor realized that he was not going to make his intended touchdown point. He added full power and attempted to climb, but the airplane continued to descend and impacted trees. Both wings and the fuselage were damaged. The instructor added that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. The private pilot stated that the instructor added full power about 300 feet above the ground. The airplane continued to sink, and came to rest in trees and shrubbery about 200 feet before Runway 19. The private pilot stated that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. He believed that the airplane "got behind the power curve". The flight instructor was demonstrating a simulated engine failure to the private pilot. 'About 200 feet above the ground', the instructor realized the airplane was not going to reach the runway. He applied full power in an attempt to go around, but the airplane struck trees about 200 feet before the runway. The private pilot believed that the airplane was behind the power curve when the instructor attempted to go around. Both pilots reported that there were no mechanical difficulties with the airplane. 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…
- arXiv 2022 · arXiv preprint
Multi-level Adaptation for Automatic Landing with Engine Failure under Turbulent Weather
This paper addresses efficient feasibility evaluation of possible emergency landing sites, online navigation, and path following for automatic landing under engine-out failure subject to turbulent wea…
- 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.
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