# Accident 20161026017209A: Roe Cleo WITTMAN TAILWIND W10, Pearland, TX, October 26, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2016, 17:20 local time
- Place: Pearland, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5253° N, 95.2389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5253&lon=-95.2389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N557CL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N557CL-2017-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Roe Cleo WITTMAN TAILWIND W10 (registry code 9790531, https://openairdocs.org/model/roe-cleo-wittman-tailwind-w10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROE CLEO WITTMAN TAILWIND W10
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 243 total, 13 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161026017209A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN17FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA026), Oct 26, 2016: Roe Cleo Wittman Tailwind W10 (N557CL), Pearland, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a climbing turn after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin.…

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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