The airplane bounced twice during the landing flare. The pilot added power and pulled back on the control stick to abort the landing, at which time the airplane banked to the right. The airplane continued to the right, where it contacted trees and the terrain. The pilot reported that most of his flight time was in airplanes with a control yoke instead of a control stick, and he inadvertently banked the airplane when he pulled back on the control stick during the aborted landing. The wings and fuselage were substantially damaged.
May 9, 2012, Genoa, Neb. Champion 7GCBC Citabria
The airplane bounced twice during the landing flare. The pilot added power and pulled back on the control stick to abort the landing, at which time the airplane banked to the right.
Key Takeaways:
- An airplane sustained substantial damage after crashing into trees and terrain during an aborted landing.
- The pilot, attempting to abort after two bounces, inadvertently banked the airplane right while pulling back on the control stick.
- The pilot attributed the unintentional bank to a lack of familiarity with control sticks, having predominantly flown aircraft with control yokes.
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