SMA ACFT DOING ACROBATIC MANEUVERS ENTERS SPIN AT LOW ALT. RECOVERS AT 20 FT AGL.
Synopsis
SMA ACFT DOING ACROBATIC MANEUVERS ENTERS SPIN AT LOW ALT. RECOVERS AT 20 FT AGL.
Narrative
I WAS GOING FROM VERO BEACH TO MELBOURNE TO SHOOT SOME IFR APCHS WITH A RENTED SMA CATEGORY UTILITY; SPIN APPROVED. AFTER THE TKOF; I DEPARTED EBOUND TO FOLLOW THE COASTLINE. I KNEW THAT SOME OF MY FRIENDS WERE THERE. SO I ASK THE TWR TO MAINTAIN THE AREA IN FRONT OF THE BEACH UP TO 1500 FT AND I GOT THAT. SO THE TEMPTATION HAS BEEN GREATER THAN MY JUDGEMENT. I PERFORMED A SERIES OF SNAP ROLL; AILERON ROLL; AND STEEP TURN. EVERYTHING WENT GOOD. I WAS ALWAYS ABOVE 1000 FT AND NEVER CLOSE TO THE BEACH. BEFORE LEAVING I DECIDED TO STALL THE AIRPLANE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT BUT THE AIRPLANE FELL ON A SIDE; THAT IN OTHER WORDS IT WAS A VERY QUICK SPIN. I WAS AT 900 FT; A FEW MOMENTS TO REALIZE THAT; AND I PERFORMED THE PROCS TO RECOVER FROM A SPIN; BUT I RECOVERED THE ACFT AT ABOUT 20 FT ON THE WATER. I GOT SCARED. ANYWAY EVEN IN THIS EVENT I WAS NOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE BEACH TO CREATE ANY DANGER FOR ANYBODY; EXCEPT ME AND MY FRIEND THAT WAS A PAX. WE WERE NOT WEARING PARACHUTES; AND I'VE NOT BEEN ALWAYS AT 1500 FT MIN. AFTER THAT I CAME BACK TO LAND.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.