- Date
- August 24, 1985, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- San Angelo, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8045JPiper Aerostar 601P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850824040349A
- Case key
- 21836
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Analysis
The plt had recently purchased the acft and received 25 hrs dual instruction to comply with his insurance requirements. Shortly thereafter he went out solo to practice steep turns. He climbed to 12,500 ft and leveled off. He then rolled into a 60 deg left bank at 200 KTS airspeed by applying left aileron and back pressure. He then applied moderate left rudder. At this time the nose came up, the right wing came over the top, the nose tucked down and the acft entered a steep nose down spin. In his attempt to stop the spin the plt shut down both engs. He got the spin stopped after 15 to 20 turns. He started pulling the nose up and the stall buffet was felt. Alt was 500 ft AGL at this time and he wasunable to restart the eng. He then made a gear up landing in a pasture which resulted in destruction of the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8045J
- Reported as
- Piper Aerostar 601P (AEROSTAR 6)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- GIP-0528-222
- Airframe hours
- 897
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-S1AS, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Homer Allen Anderson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 12, 1984
- Departed
- SJT · San Angelo, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,386 total · 35 in this make and model · 1,338 as pilot in command · 108 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 97 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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