# Accident 20080616854969A: Mckeeh ACRODUSTER2, Panama City, FL, June 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2008, 13:30 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3403° N, 85.6233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3403&lon=-85.6233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N363J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N363J-2010-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mckeehan James F ACRODUSTER SA750 (registry code 8660520, https://openairdocs.org/model/mckeehan-james-f-acroduster-sa750) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCKEEH ACRODUSTER2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 942 total, 350 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080616854969A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON JUNE 16TH, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 CENTRAL TIME, AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS LOST WHILE PERFORMING A MANEUVER KNOWN AS THE VERTICAL TORQUE ROLL.  THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A TAIL SLIDE FOLLOWED BY A “FLOP” BACK TO LEVEL FLIGHT.  ACCORDING TO THE PASSENGER THE AIRCRAFT THEN STARTED TO ROLL LEFT AND RIGHT, LEFT AND RIGHT.  THE PILOT YELLED THAT HE WAS HAVING CONTROL PROBLEMS AND ORDERED THE PASSENGER, WHO WAS EQUIPPED WITH A PARACHUTE, TO BAIL OUT.  THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IN A WOODED AREA INVERTED.  THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA08LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA121), Jun 16, 2008: Mckeehan James F Acroduster II SA750 (N363J), Panama City, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to recover from an intentional aerobatic maneuver due to loss of aileron control. Contributing to the accident was the installation of an inadequate aileron secondary stop block…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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