ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39566
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| Date: | Saturday 5 March 1994 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | M. Hall |
| Registration: | N2495L |
| MSN: | 38-79A0734 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Inman, Kansas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Hutchinson, KS (HUT |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PROVIDE A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW FOR A PRIVATE PILOT WITH ABOUT 100 HOURS TOTAL FLIGHT TIME. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE SPIN 5 OR 6 TURNS TO THE LEFT & REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE STOPPED ROTATING JUST BEFORE IT STRUCK THE GROUND. THE SPIN IS BELIEVED TO HAVE OCCURRED INADVERTENTLY WHILE THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING A STALL OR SLOW FLIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE PA-38 HAS FOUR NON-ADJUSTABLE STALL STRIPS, INTENDED TO IMPROVE ITS LATERAL-DIRECTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS, ITS STALL/SPIN ACCIDENT RATE IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN COMPARABLE TRAINER-TYPE AIRPLANES.
Probable Cause: AN UNINTENTIONAL SPIN WHICH OCCURRED DURING THE MANEUVERING PHASE OF A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE AIRPLANE'S LATERAL-DIRECTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS AT OR NEAR THE STALL SPEED.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI94FA097
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=2495L
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-May-2016 21:47 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 08:41 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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