Airplane Stalls and Crashes After Touch-and-Go Landing (N8121B)

Accident Details

A pilot performing a touch-and-go landing reported that he did not check the airport windsock prior to landing. The airplane touched down approximately one-third of the way down the 3,500-foot runway with full flaps (40 degrees). After touchdown, the pilot initiated a takeoff by adding power. Before he could raise the flaps, the airplane became airborne and climbed to about 100 feet.

Post-Takeoff Events

The pilot then elected to leave the flaps down because of low airspeed and the possibility of stalling. The airplane began to descend and subsequently impacted the ground with the right main and nose landing gear approximately 300 yards south of the airport. A witness reported that the airplane maintained a high angle of attack as it descended. The pilot noted that the wind had been blowing from the opposite direction earlier in the flight.

Landing Sequence

The airplane stalled and crashed shortly after the downwind touch-and-go landing. The pilot did not check the airport windsock prior to the landing. The airplane touched down about 1/3 down the 3,500 ft runway with full flaps (40 degrees). The pilot then initiated takeoff by first adding power. Before he could raise the flaps, the airplane became airborne and climbed to about 100 ft. He then elected to leave the flaps down because of low airspeed and the possibility of stalling. The airplane began to descend and subsequently impacted the ground with the right main and nose landing gear about 300 yards south of the airport. A witness reported that the airplane maintained a high angle of attack as it descended. The pilot noted that the wind had been blowing from the opposite direction earlier in the flight.