GORHAM, ME, USA
N43561
TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
THE PLT RPRTD HE FLEW TO A NEARBY AIRSTRIP TO WATCH ANOTHER ACFT LAND; HOWEVER, HE (PLT OF N43561) DID NOT PLAN TO LAND. HE SAID HE FLEW AN UPWIND PASS OVER THE STRIP AT APRX 600 TO 700 FT AGL AS HE WATCHED THE OTHER ACFT LAND. THE LOW PASS WAS MADE IN A RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE WHILE USING RUDDER TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE PLT RPRTD THAT AS HE FLEW OVER A GRAVEL PIT NEAR THE STRIP, THE ACFT ENCTRD UNFAVORABLE WIND & NOSED UP. HE PUSHED THE YOKE FOWARD & APPLIED FULL POWER; HOWEVER, THE ACFT BEGAN TO ROTATE (SPIN), THEN IT CRASHED IN A STEEP DSCNT. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL PROBLEM WAS FOUND.
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHEN HE DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION DURING A LOW PASS AND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER A STALL/SPIN. THE UNFAVORABLE WIND WAS A FACTOR.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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