20200810015509A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aviat A-1C-200 · Grover, WY · August 10, 2020

Date: August 10, 2020 · 13:19 local
Place: Grover, WY
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N298WY
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR20CA266
Reported as: Aviat A-1C-200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-390-C3B6
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,670 total31 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N298WYRegistered now · Aviat A-1C-200S/N 3298 · Built 2018 Airframe modelAviat A-1C-200 Engine modelLycoming IO-390-C3B6Reciprocating

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What happened

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

R&d aircraft went into a flat spin and could not recover

As the FAA filed it

R&D AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A FLAT SPIN AND COULD NOT RECOVER

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 WPR20CA266Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportGrover, WYThe pilot’s inability to regain airplane control after a pilot-induced spin conducted during a flight test, which resulted in a collision with terrain.Aug 10, 2020 · Substantial damage