ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131836
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| Date: | Monday 27 September 1999 |
| Time: | 17:05 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A150L |
| Owner/operator: | James R. Miller |
| Registration: | N40LM |
| MSN: | A1500418 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6255 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Detroit, MI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KDET) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported he had made two successful banner tows before the accident occurred. On the third banner tow, the hook '...missed the banner rope and grabbed one of the pick-up poles instead. It was my intent to keep my aircraft and attached pole over the airport to minimize the possibility of property damage or injury to people on the ground if the pole broke free of my hook.' The pilot attempted to stay within the airport boundary and he entered a climbing left turn. He reported, 'I added too much left rudder which immediately put me into a spin. Altitude at this point was approximately 300' AGL.' He reported he attempted to do a spin recovery but the airplane impacted the runway in a 30 degrees nose low attitude. The airplane bounced twice before impacting a jet blast wall.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in the inadvertent spin. A factor was the pilot snagged the banner pole.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI99LA349
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 14-Dec-2017 09:03 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2018 19:18 | JINX | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Nature, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 17:38 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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