20161026017209A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Roe Cleo WITTMAN TAILWIND W10 · Pearland, TX · October 26, 2016

Date
October 26, 2016 · 17:20 local
Place
Pearland, TX
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N557CL
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN17FA026
Reported as
Roe Cleo Wittman Tailwind W10
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
243 total13 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On climb out, the pilot was observed flying in a nose high and uncoordinated attitude. The problem continued on the crosswind leg and during the turn to downwind. The plane was then seen stalling and entering a spin, before impacting the ground.

As the FAA filed it

ON CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT WAS OBSERVED FLYING IN A NOSE HIGH AND UNCOORDINATED ATTITUDE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED ON THE CROSSWIND LEG AND DURING THE TURN TO DOWNWIND. THE PLANE WAS THEN SEEN STALLING AND ENTERING A SPIN, BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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