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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Avions R2160 · Avalon, CA · August 31, 2005

Date: August 31, 2005 · 13:50 local
Place: Avalon, CA
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N216RN
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05LA283
Reported as: Avions R2160
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,304 total515 in this make and model205 in the last 90 days

N216RNRegistration cancelled Jan 25, 2008 · Avions Pierre Robin PIERRE ROBIN R2160S/N NR200 · Built 1983 Airframe modelAvions Pierre Robin PIERRE ROBIN R2160 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The instructor and student were performing aerobatic maneuvers over the ocean near catalina island. The aircraft entered an inadvertent spin. The instructor was unable to recover from the spin. At about 2500 ft AGL he told the student they must bail out and jettisoned the aircraft canopy. The student bailed out with great difficulty. He stated that he believes his parachute canopy fully deployed about 1000 feet above the water. He stated that while descending he observed the instructor in the water with his parachute partially deployed. The parachute appears to have been packed properly and from examination by a certified parachute rigger, it appears that the instructor pulled the d-ring in an attempt to deploy the parachute but it is unlikely that there was sufficient altitude for the parachute to fully deploy.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS OVER THE OCEAN NEAR CATALINA ISLAND. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN INADVERTENT SPIN. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM THE SPIN. AT ABOUT 2500 FT AGL HE TOLD THE STUDENT THEY MUST BAIL OUT AND JETTISONED THE AIRCRAFT CANOPY. THE STUDENT BAILED OUT WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY. HE STATED THAT HE BELIEVES HIS PARACHUTE CANOPY FULLY DEPLOYED ABOUT 1000 FEET ABOVE THE WATER. HE STATED THAT WHILE DESCENDING HE OBSERVED THE INSTRUCTOR IN THE WATER WITH HIS PARACHUTE PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. THE PARACHUTE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PACKED PROPERLY AND FROM EXAMINATION BY A CERTIFIED PARACHUTE RIGGER, IT APPEARS THAT THE INSTRUCTOR PULLED THE D-RING IN AN ATTEMPT TO DEPLOY THE PARACHUTE BUT IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THERE WAS SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FOR THE PARACHUTE TO FULLY DEPLOY.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX05LA283Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportAvalon, CAThe flight instructor's unsuccessful recovery from a spin. The underlying reason was not determined.Aug 31, 2005 · Destroyed

Other reports on N216RN · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20021009028089IPractice Training Manuevers · Ranchopaloverde, CA(-23) N216RN, R-2160 force landed at ocean trails golf course in rancho palos verdes, CA at 1445 on oct. 9th with engine problems. There was minor damage to the left wing of the aircraft, but no injuries to the two occupants.Oct 9, 2002 · Minor damage