Fatal DA40 crash in UT
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Re: Fatal DA40 crash in UT
If the incident happened either at low level, or opposite than correct control inputs are applied, then certainly a stall spin even in a DA40 can proceed unchecked. Handling spins is not part of the commercial training curriculum. They probably should be.
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Re: Fatal DA40 crash in UT
AFAIK, in North America, yes.Paul wrote:Is this the first stall spin accident in an IO-360 DA40?
The only other that I know about is the 2013 crash in Peru at very high altitude. See this thread.
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Re: Fatal DA40 crash in UT
Looking a bit further afield (ASN wiki database), it looks like one in China in March, 2016 (discussed elsewhere on the forum) and another last year in Australia September, 2017.Chris B wrote:AFAIK, in North America, yes.Paul wrote:Is this the first stall spin accident in an IO-360 DA40?
The only other that I know about is the 2013 crash in Peru at very high altitude. See this thread.
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Re: Fatal DA40 crash in UT
Interesting and sad. I didn't think it was possible to stall and spin an IO-360 powered DA40 accidentally. I know it's possible with NG versions. There must have been some pretty extreme and uncoordinated control inputs in these accidents.
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Re: Fatal DA40 crash in UT
The Australian accident is particularly confusing. According to the account, while the airplane was spinning the instructor onboard made a MAYDAY call. I know that's not high on my list of things to do to recover from a spin.
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