The pilot told investigators that during the landing at the airport in Waupaca, Wisconsin, the Beech 23 bounced twice, and he initiated a go-around.
During the go-around, the plane departed the runway to the left and hit a grass hill near the runway.
The airplane came to rest upright and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. The pilot was seriously injured in the crash.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the go-around, that resulted in a runway excursion and an impact with terrain.
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This low time, older pilot did not perform the go-around properly and the aircraft’s left turning was not controlled by the pilot.
Also, failure to keep the right seater’s feet clear of the rudder pedals may have had an affect.
So, another aircraft destroyed.
Don’t know the pilots experience or records but it sure looks like he/she should not be flying this nor any other aircraft! The Beech 23 is a very simple airplane to handle and if you can’t make a normal go-around you definitely need some more help!
Sad another accident and loss of a legacy aircraft . The problem always is improper training or a pilot that is too rusty and need some training…..
We are losing to many aircraft every year to needless accidents…….Sad!
Or some people just don’t make good pilots and time takes it’s toll.
This will eventually be a self-correcting problem when insurance rates get high enough to be unaffordable by the average Joe.
How many repetitions in training on average do pilots get making go-arounds from a bounced landing? Probably zero or near zero. That’s the problem.