What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot started decent from 4K feet. The descent airspeed was 150-170 knots, however at about 2800 feet the aircraft annunciator announced “airspeed, airspeed”.
Pilot checked airspeed and it was now 105 knots indicated. At this point the aircraft also started to dip the right wing. Up until now pilot had been flying on autopilot. He disconnected the autopilot, took control of the aircraft to level it and added power incrementally to increase airspeed. The aircraft did not respond to his efforts to level it, but rather continued to dip the wing further reaching probably 45 degrees of bank and he does not remember if it increased the airspeed. What happen next is his personal computer started to float.
Pilot did not have control of the aircraft. He checked his altitude which was about 2500 feet and he reached for and pulled the caps.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STARTED DECENT FROM 4K FEET. THE DESCENT AIRSPEED WAS 150-170 KNOTS, HOWEVER AT ABOUT 2800 FEET THE AIRCRAFT ANNUNCIATOR ANNOUNCED “AIRSPEED, AIRSPEED”.
PILOT CHECKED AIRSPEED AND IT WAS NOW 105 KNOTS INDICATED. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT ALSO STARTED TO DIP THE RIGHT WING. UP UNTIL NOW PILOT HAD BEEN FLYING ON AUTOPILOT. HE DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPILOT, TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO LEVEL IT AND ADDED POWER INCREMENTALLY TO INCREASE AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND TO HIS EFFORTS TO LEVEL IT, BUT RATHER CONTINUED TO DIP THE WING FURTHER REACHING PROBABLY 45 DEGREES OF BANK AND HE DOES NOT REMEMBER IF IT INCREASED THE AIRSPEED. WHAT HAPPEN NEXT IS HIS PERSONAL COMPUTER STARTED TO FLOAT.
PILOT DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE CHECKED HIS ALTITUDE WHICH WAS ABOUT 2500 FEET AND HE REACHED FOR AND PULLED THE CAPS.
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