What happened
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High sink rate. Elected go around. Raised gear and flaps. Stalled. Mixture control halfway out. Caused power loss. (-23) weather was VMC for this 91 CFR night flight. Pilot filed VFR flight plan from manhattan, KS to Easterwood field College Station, Texas. There were 4 souls on board. On approach to land on runway 16 at Easterwood field, the pilot stated that his descent rate was too high and he initiated a go around. He raised the flaps and gear and then applied full power and full prop increase. The aircraft impacted the ground 2500 ft down the runway and 135 ft west of the runway, sliding 114 ft from point of impact, resting upright. The pilot and 1 passenger sustained minor injuries and the other 2 passengers sustained spinal injuries, all were transported to the hospital. Post crash investigation revealed that the aircraft received substantial damage. The mixture lever was in the mid position.
As the FAA filed it
HIGH SINK RATE. ELECTED GO AROUND. RAISED GEAR AND FLAPS. STALLED. MIXTURE CONTROL HALFWAY OUT. CAUSED POWER LOSS. (-23) WEATHER WAS VMC FOR THIS 91 CFR NIGHT FLIGHT. PILOT FILED VFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM MANHATTAN, KS TO EASTERWOOD FIELD COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS. THERE WERE 4 SOULS ON BOARD. ON APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 16 AT EASTERWOOD FIELD, THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS DESCENT RATE WAS TOO HIGH AND HE INITIATED A GO AROUND. HE RAISED THE FLAPS AND GEAR AND THEN APPLIED FULL POWER AND FULL PROP INCREASE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 2500 FT DOWN THE RUNWAY AND 135 FT WEST OF THE RUNWAY, SLIDING 114 FT FROM POINT OF IMPACT, RESTING UPRIGHT. THE PILOT AND 1 PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE OTHER 2 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SPINAL INJURIES, ALL WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. POST CRASH INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE MIXTURE LEVER WAS IN THE MID POSITION.
NTSB investigation
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