ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277638
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| Date: | Sunday 24 April 2022 |
| Time: | 18:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182G Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Para Tactics (Red Bull Team) |
| Registration: | N3694U |
| MSN: | 18255094 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5505 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Eloy, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Sawtooth Airport, AZ (AZ04) |
| Sawtooth Airport, AZ (AZ04) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An experimental Cessna 182G Skylane, N3694U, was destroyed when it was involved in an "airshow" accident near Eloy, Arizona.
The sole pilot onboard was not injured.
The accident airplane was part of an exhibition event, the goal of which was for two pilots to fly two similarly equipped airplanes in a vertical dive, after which they would simultaneously bail out and transfer to the other airplane. The pilot of one airplane was able to successfully transfer to the other airplane and land without incident, however, the other pilot could not enter the second airplane because it entered an inverted spin shortly after egress. The pilot reported that he believed the airplane entered a spin due to the ballast that was added to offset the weight of the safety pilot. He added that the airplane was outfitted with a parachute system that was designed to trigger at an altitude of 1,000 ft, and deployed while the airplane was inverted, which resulted in it only being partially deployed when the airplane impacted the ground and was substantially damaged.
The FAA had Denied the request for an exemption to § 91.105(a) for this "stunt" on 04/22/2022.
Probable Cause: The unoccupied airplanes exceedance of the critical angle of attack which resulted in a stall, subsequent inverted spin, and impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/04/24/plane-swap-stunt-unsuccessful-arizona/7434361001/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/faa-revokes-licenses-of-pilots-in-failed-red-bull-plane-swap/ar-AAXcK0x?li=BBnbfcL
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3694U
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLADbxsYHkI03DK4I4USkmbXPCHUCca3tikZxdQdmkUSNm49vxOIU9U-t47abGgW8Nq1VGE2s2d192qj0nHznMA_JfxeUFCxfDLpcLrE9iyUFdEcLtdY4cQfaugalEufH_W--J7yrI66DsO__6BYiymZnigP8YWle2hVvVudqhEqmQWgivXJX2UKf6g/s678/KathrynsReport.jpg (FAA denial letter)
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a430b2&lat=32.651&lon=-111.771&zoom=11.0&showTrace=2022-04-25&leg=1×tamp=1650850523
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N3694U
https://photos-e1.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/c499aec35471c97dd5f0ecb3b8840ad8f4a23e3e (photo)
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Media:
Red Bull Plane Swap @canalspace …👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/atJOwERDUK
— Carlos O. #AprueboDeSalida🌳🌳🌳 (@KarlosOlivarez) April 25, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2022 05:49 | nhofmann54 | Added |
| 25-Apr-2022 05:51 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 25-Apr-2022 05:52 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2022 12:05 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 25-Apr-2022 12:06 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 25-Apr-2022 12:06 | Aerossurance | Updated [[Source, Embed code]] |
| 25-Apr-2022 13:39 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
| 25-Apr-2022 16:51 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Apr-2022 00:09 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2022 11:02 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 12-Aug-2022 23:59 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo] |
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