Accident Details
A student pilot was conducting a solo instructional flight in a designated practice area. After several circuits around his girlfriend's house, which was located within the practice area, he set up for a power-off stall maneuver. According to witnesses, the stall was initiated at approximately 300 feet above ground level (AGL).
A video recording of the event showed that the airplane stalled, after which the throttle was advanced. The airplane then entered a left-hand spin. Approximately one turn of the spin was completed before the airplane impacted terrain in a steep, nose-low attitude.
Flight Control Inputs
Analysis of the video footage revealed that the only flight control input during the entire sequence was full up elevator, which was applied continuously from the onset of the maneuver through impact.
Training Background
The student's logbook indicated that he had been instructed to perform all airwork practice at 3,000 feet mean sea level (MSL), equivalent to about 2,500 feet AGL. The logbook also showed that stalls had been practiced on at least nine previous flights, including three solo flights.