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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Lexington, TX · September 27, 2015

Date: September 27, 2015 · 18:30 local
Place: Lexington, TX
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3921D
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15FA427
Reported as: Cessna 182A
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 275 total

N3921DRegistration cancelled Apr 24, 2018 · Cessna 182AS/N 34621 · Built 1957 Airframe modelCessna 182A Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot made a pass down the runway on a northern heading, near the end he sharply pulled up approximately into a 45 degree pitch then rolled to the left about 90 degrees. Witnesses watching from the ground stated that at this point the aircraft nosed over, entered a spin, and impacted the ground ¼ mile from the end of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE A PASS DOWN THE RUNWAY ON A NORTHERN HEADING, NEAR THE END HE SHARPLY PULLED UP APPROXIMATELY INTO A 45 DEGREE PITCH THEN ROLLED TO THE LEFT ABOUT 90 DEGREES. WITNESSES WATCHING FROM THE GROUND STATED THAT AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, ENTERED A SPIN, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND ¼ MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

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 CEN15FA427Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportLexington, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a climbing turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin at too low of an altitude to recover.Sep 27, 2015 · Substantial damage