| Crash location | 40.755000°N, 82.721667°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Mansfield, OH
40.758390°N, 82.515447°W 10.8 miles away |
| Tail number | N454WS |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 06 Aug 2018 |
| Aircraft type | Walter C Smythe Tango Xr |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot reported that, during landing, the airplane bounced multiple times, he added power to go around, the left wing dropped, and the airplane "veered" left and dropped to the ground. The airplane touched down in the grass to the left of the runway, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and empennage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.