# Accident 20030218002219A: Beech C23, Valdosta, GA, February 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2003, 17:30 local time
- Place: Valdosta, GA
- Airport: Valdosta Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7825° N, 83.2767° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7825&lon=-83.2767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2190W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2190W-2004-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030218002219A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING FINAL APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17, THE PILOT REQUESTED A GO-AROUND. TOWER CONTROL CLEARED THE FLIGHT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN TO ENTER A LEFT DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 35. WHEN THE PILOT REACHED DOWN TO EXTEND THE FLAPS, THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND COLLIDED INTO THE TREES. PILOT ELAINE MCMILLAN WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT 02/19/2001, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SHOULD BE EVALUATED ALSO.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL03LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA047), Feb 18, 2003: Beech C23 (N2190W), Valdosta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a go-around resulting in an inadvertent stall and collision with trees.

## Other reports on N2190W (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010219001789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010219001789I), Feb 19, 2001: Beech C23 (N2190W), Adel, GA, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot attempted a landing on hard surface runway. During flare, aircraft ballooned. Pilot pushed down on yoke resulting in hard landing on nose…
- [Accident 19770730027459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770730027459A), Jul 30, 1977: Beech C23 (N2190W), Gruver, TX, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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