# Accident 20180806014169A: Walter C Smythe TANGO XR, Galion, OH, August 6, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2018, 11:10 local time
- Place: Galion, OH
- Airport: Galion Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7550° N, 82.7217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7550&lon=-82.7217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N454WS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N454WS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Walter C Smythe TANGO XR (registry code 05633HL, https://openairdocs.org/model/walter-c-smythe-tango-xr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Titan IOX-370 SERIE (registry code 59471, https://openairdocs.org/engine/titan-iox-370-serie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WALTER C SMYTHE TANGO XR
- Reported engine: TITAN IOX-370
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA470](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA470) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180806014169A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FROM BRUNSWICK MAINE TO EL COHON CALIFORNIA. DURING THE FIRST APPROACH AT GALION MUNICIPAL AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIGH AND FAST. THE PILOT ELECTED TO EXECUTE A GO- AROUND. DURING THE SECOND APPROACH TO LANDING THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN BEGINNING A PORPOISE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER TO GO AROUND. HOWEVER, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE IT STALLED. WITH THE ADDITION OF FULL POWER AND LOW AIRSPEED THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT, CORRECTION WITH RIGHT RUDDER WAS INADEQUATE AND THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT WENT A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE FLIPPING OVER AND IT CAME TO REST. DAMAGE INCLUDED THE NOSEWHEEL, PROPELLER, PROPELLER SPINNER AND VERTICAL TAIL. THE PILOT HAD VERY MINOR INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 GAA18CA470](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA470), Aug 6, 2018: Walter C Smythe Tango XR (N454WS), Mansfield, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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