Pilot seriously injured after failure to retract flaps during go-around — General Aviation News

The owner of the Cessna 170, who was a student pilot, reported that the pilot-rated passenger was the pilot flying.

During landing at an airstrip in Stoney Point, N.C, the airplane bounced and the owner took control and initiated a go-around.

He stated that the airplane was slow to climb with the flaps fully extended and they cleared the first tree line, but hit another tree farther away from the airstrip.

The airplane came to rest upright among small diameter trees in a nose-low, tail high attitude with the right wing substantially damaged.

The owner, who sustained serious injuries in the crash, told investigators he did not recall anything after hitting the tree, but did say that there was nothing mechanically wrong with the airframe or engine.

Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to retract the flaps during a go-around from a bounced landing, which resulted in a collision with trees then terrain.

NTSB Identification: 104877

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This April 2022 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.