What happened
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(-23) Pilot was @10 miles from Tyler Pounds airport. He had been cleared for the LOC rwy 13 approach. He stated he was making a right course correction to intercept the LOC course. His approach plates fell off his knee board into the floor of the a/c. as he reached down with his right hand to pick them up he applied a right roll into the a/c. looking up he determined he was in a right descending turn and had shot the final approach course. He initiated a left climbing turn for correction. At that time he states his instruments and a/c attitude were not corresponding to his bodily senses. He reported to ggg approach he was in a spin. An interview reveals pilot thinks he may have been in a steep spira instead of a spin. A/c was lost from ggg app radar at @900MSL, reappearing again @1300 MSL. Pilot broke out VFR regained control of a/c, did not land at Tyler but requested an IFR flight back to ADS. During the event, ggg approach radar observed a/c descending from the assigned 3000MSL to 900 MSL before radar contact was lost with airspeeds tracked from 90 to 160 to 60 KTS grd speed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS @10 MILES FROM TYLER POUNDS AIRPORT. HE HAD BEEN CLEARED FOR THE LOC RWY 13 APPROACH. HE STATED HE WAS MAKING A RIGHT COURSE CORRECTION TO INTERCEPT THE LOC COURSE. HIS APPROACH PLATES FELL OFF HIS KNEE BOARD INTO THE FLOOR OF THE A/C. AS HE REACHED DOWN WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO PICK THEM UP HE APPLIED A RIGHT ROLL INTO THE A/C. LOOKING UP HE DETERMINED HE WAS IN A RIGHT DESCENDING TURN AND HAD SHOT THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE. HE INITIATED A LEFT CLIMBING TURN FOR CORRECTION. AT THAT TIME HE STATES HIS INSTRUMENTS AND A/C ATTITUDE WERE NOT CORRESPONDING TO HIS BODILY SENSES. HE REPORTED TO GGG APPROACH HE WAS IN A SPIN. AN INTERVIEW REVEALS PILOT THINKS HE MAY HAVE BEEN IN A STEEP SPIRA INSTEAD OF A SPIN. A/C WAS LOST FROM GGG APP RADAR AT @900MSL, REAPPEARING AGAIN @1300 MSL. PILOT BROKE OUT VFR REGAINED CONTROL OF A/C, DID NOT LAND AT TYLER BUT REQUESTED AN IFR FLIGHT BACK TO ADS. DURING THE EVENT, GGG APPROACH RADAR OBSERVED A/C DESCENDING FROM THE ASSIGNED 3000MSL TO 900 MSL BEFORE RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST WITH AIRSPEEDS TRACKED FROM 90 TO 160 TO 60 KTS GRD SPEED.
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