ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287163
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| Date: | Monday 16 February 2009 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Pegasus Air LLC |
| Registration: | N9289H |
| MSN: | 17266070 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11231 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Reidsville, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport, FL (CRG/KCRG) |
| Statesboro Municipal Airport, GA (TBR/KTBR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane inadvertently entered a spin during recovery from a practice power-off stall, with 30 degrees of flaps deployed. The pilot stated that during the recovery of the practice stall he applied, "full power and nose level...the airplane went sideways and started spinning downwards." The pilot did not immediately reduce power, and the airplane's speed increased as it descended. He reported that upon recovering from the spin, the airspeed was over 120 knots; however, the airplane's maximum airspeed with flaps extended was 85 knots. The pilot subsequently retracted the flaps and heard a "creaking noise." Postaccident inspection of the airplane revealed that the wings and flaps were damaged.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an attempted recovery from a stall/spin.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA09CA175
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 07:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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