ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178683
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| Date: | Sunday 20 June 2004 |
| Time: | 09:55 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N82451 |
| MSN: | 25-7756018 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2330 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 0S40-B2C5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Gulf Shores, Alabama -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Gulf Shores, AL (PVT) |
| Gulf Shores, AL (PVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he departed the grass strip and flew two separate banner flights along the beach. After dropping the second banner off he proceeded around the pattern to land on the grass strip. On the base leg of the pattern, the pilot states "a high enough speed was not kept and the right wing stalled and 'broke out' forcing the plane to the right and into a nose down attitude". The plane impacted the trees in a nose down attitude and came to a stop upon hitting the ground. According to a witness, the airplane was seen on its base to final leg when the aircraft began going behind the tree line in a 90-degree bank and a 60-degree nose down position. The pilot did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane during the flight.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed that resulted in a stall and the subsequent collision with the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040726X01061&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2015 14:22 | Noro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 18:06 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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