ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167631
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| Date: | Saturday 28 June 2014 |
| Time: | 16:15 |
| Type: |  Steen Skybolt |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N619PD |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 258 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-B4A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mid-Way Regional Airport (KJWY), Midlothian/Waxahachie, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Midlothian, TX (KJWY) |
| Midlothian, TX (KJWY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to an aerobatic judge who was critiquing the flight, the pilot was performing aerobatic maneuvers within the designated aerobatic box for the airport. The pilot had completed the planned maneuvers then asked the judge if he would watch him perform another maneuver—a “shoulder roll.” After leveling off about 2,000 feet above ground level, the pilot performed and completed the maneuver; subsequently the airplane entered a knife-edge attitude followed by a clockwise inverted spin. Multiple witnesses observed the airplane in a flat spin and one witness estimated the airplane made 3 to 4 revolutions in the spin before it hit the ground. The airplane came to rest inverted west of the runway. All components were located at the impact site. An examination of the airframe, engine, and related systems revealed no anomalies. The pilot/owner had previously completed various modifications to the airplane; investigators were not able to determine if the changes made to the airplane would have affected the airplane’s ability to recover from a spin or inverted spin.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control while performing an aerobatic maneuver, which resulted in an inverted spin and subsequent collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=619PD
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jun-2014 01:14 | Geno | Added |
| 29-Jun-2014 02:05 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 29-Jun-2014 08:34 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 03-Jul-2014 00:13 | Geno | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 15:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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