- Date
- September 23, 1990, 14:03 local (18:03 UTC)
- Place
- Middle River, MD
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6082PChristen Industries A-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900923041479A
- Case key
- 11558
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Probable cause
The pilot delayed his recovery from an intentional spin manuever until there was insufficient altitude to recover.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was performing aerobatic manuevers as part of an airshow. After conducting several manuevers, the airplane entered a descent and began to spin. The airplane spun four times, then it struck the ground as the pilot was leveling from the descent. The engine sounds increased just before impact. No preimpact mechanical malfunction was found during the investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6082P
- Reported as
- Christen Industries A-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5165
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-540, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Jack B. Poage
- Registered owner
- Jack B. Poage
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- MTN
- Destination
- MTN
- Airport
- MTN · Martin State
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 13,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 12 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MTN, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.