Fatal DA40 crash in UT

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Re: Fatal DA40 crash in UT

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Is this the first stall spin accident in an IO-360 DA40?
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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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Paul wrote:Is this the first stall spin accident in an IO-360 DA40?
AFAIK, in North America, yes.

The only other that I know about is the 2013 crash in Peru at very high altitude. See this thread.

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Chris B wrote:
Paul wrote:Is this the first stall spin accident in an IO-360 DA40?
AFAIK, in North America, yes.

The only other that I know about is the 2013 crash in Peru at very high altitude. See this thread.

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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.
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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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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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