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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T188C · Knox, IN · July 14, 2019

Date: July 14, 2019 · 19:30 local
Place: Knox, IN
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2863J
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN19LA225
Reported as: Cessna T188C
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 453 total119 in this make and model

N2863JRegistration cancelled Dec 5, 2020 · Cessna T188CS/N T18803538T · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna T188C Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Three witness statements agree that the pilot was practicing spray passes over the runway. Last pass was from west to east. Pilot pulled up abruptly and entered a steep turn with low energy and speed. He leveled the wings briefly and reestablished the turn. The plane then descended in a 60-70 degree bank to the surface. The airplane was heavily damaged and the pilot was unconscious. He sustained serious injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THREE WITNESS STATEMENTS AGREE THAT THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING SPRAY PASSES OVER THE RUNWAY. LAST PASS WAS FROM WEST TO EAST. PILOT PULLED UP ABRUPTLY AND ENTERED A STEEP TURN WITH LOW ENERGY AND SPEED. HE LEVELED THE WINGS BRIEFLY AND REESTABLISHED THE TURN. THE PLANE THEN DESCENDED IN A 60-70 DEGREE BANK TO THE SURFACE. THE AIRPLANE WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS UNCONSCIOUS. HE SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

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 CEN19LA225Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportKnox, INThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control.Jul 14, 2019 · Substantial damage