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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna E162 · Douglass, KS · September 18, 2008

Date: September 18, 2008 · 11:30 local
Place: Douglass, KS
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N162XP
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW08FA234
Reported as: Cessna E162
Reported engine: Continental O200*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,914 total62 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days

N162XPRegistration cancelled Jun 17, 2009 · Cessna 162S/N 715001 · Built 2008 Airframe modelCessna 162 Engine modelContinental O-200 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) During aircraft certification spin testing the pilot entered a left spin with power on and flaps set a 10 deg and ailerons to the outside of spin. The pilot was unable to recover from the spin using appropriate control inputs and deployed the ballistic recovery system which also failed. The pilot was able to egress the aircraft and safely parachute to the ground. The aircraft was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION SPIN TESTING THE PILOT ENTERED A LEFT SPIN WITH POWER ON AND FLAPS SET A 10 DEG AND AILERONS TO THE OUTSIDE OF SPIN. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM THE SPIN USING APPROPRIATE CONTROL INPUTS AND DEPLOYED THE BALLISTIC RECOVERY SYSTEM WHICH ALSO FAILED. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EGRESS THE AIRCRAFT AND SAFELY PARACHUTE TO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DFW08FA234Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportDouglas, KSThe airplane's inability to recover from an intentional spin, despite proper control inputs by the flight test pilot. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the airplane's ballistic parachute system to properly deploy.Sep 18, 2008 · Substantial damage