Definition
Stalls that occur at airspeeds higher than the airplane's normal 1G stall speed because the wing is loaded beyond 1G during a maneuver such as a steep turn, pull-up, or abrupt control input. The increased load factor raises the stall speed, so the wing reaches its critical angle of attack and stalls even though the airplane is flying faster than the published stall speed.
Plain English
A stall that happens during a maneuver — like a steep turn or a hard pull on the controls — where the airplane stalls at a higher speed than usual because the wings are being asked to carry more than their normal weight.
Context Anchor
Seen in stall training, steep turns, pull-ups, and discussions of why stall speed increases when the airplane is maneuvered more aggressively.
Derivation
Accelerated' here refers to acceleration in the physics sense — any change in motion, including turning or pulling up, not just speeding up. So an 'accelerated stall' is a stall that happens while the airplane is being accelerated through a maneuver, not while flying straight and level.
Why Pilots Care
These stalls can occur unexpectedly at higher speeds and lead to rapid loss of control if the pilot does not reduce angle of attack immediately.
Grounding Statement
Picture a steep turn: the wings must hold the airplane up and pull it around the turn, so they can reach the stall point sooner than they would in straight flight.
Intuition Check
“Accelerated” does not mean the engine is making the airplane go faster here. It means the maneuver is adding extra force on the wings, which raises the speed at which a stall can happen.
Example Sentence 1
During training, the instructor demonstrated an accelerated maneuver stall by tightening a level steep turn until the wing buffeted and broke.
Example Sentence 2
A sudden back pressure during a go-around raised the load factor and produced an accelerated maneuver stall at an airspeed well above the normal landing stall speed.