What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The wichita FSDO has concluded through eyewitness accounts, witness statements, and on-site analysis that the cause of accident for N37888 on 04/28/2022 was loss of control due to unrecoverable stall and spin at an altitude of under 300 feet AGL.
While entering a left base turn after takeoff from Syracuse-municipal airport runway 18, the aircraft engine was still under power but began running ?rough? According to witness reports. The pilot attempted a 180 degree turn in order to land back on runway 18. This turn, combined with a critically-high angle of attack and low airspeed initiated a stall/spin. The aircraft impacted the ground parallel with the 1000 foot markers of runway 18. This accident is delayed fatal due to pilot expiring 21 days post-accident.
As the FAA filed it
THE WICHITA FSDO HAS CONCLUDED THROUGH EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS, WITNESS STATEMENTS, AND ON-SITE ANALYSIS THAT THE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT FOR N37888 ON 04/28/2022 WAS LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO UNRECOVERABLE STALL AND SPIN AT AN ALTITUDE OF UNDER 300 FEET AGL.
WHILE ENTERING A LEFT BASE TURN AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SYRACUSE-MUNICIPAL AIRPORT RUNWAY 18, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS STILL UNDER POWER BUT BEGAN RUNNING ?ROUGH? ACCORDING TO WITNESS REPORTS. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A 180 DEGREE TURN IN ORDER TO LAND BACK ON RUNWAY 18. THIS TURN, COMBINED WITH A CRITICALLY-HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK AND LOW AIRSPEED INITIATED A STALL/SPIN. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND PARALLEL WITH THE 1000 FOOT MARKERS OF RUNWAY 18. THIS ACCIDENT IS DELAYED FATAL DUE TO PILOT EXPIRING 21 DAYS POST-ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.