LAMESA, TX, USA
N8739L
PIPER PA-25-235
ON THE DOWNWIND TURN OF AN AERIAL APPLICATION PASS, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FIELD AND BURNED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE 'PULLED BACK ON THE STICK RESULTING IN A STALL.' THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND.
On March 15, 1994, at 1230 central standard time, a Piper PA-25-235, N8739L, was substantially damaged while maneuvering near Lamesa, Texas. The commercial pilot sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the aerial application flight. In an interview with a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the pilot stated that, on the downwind turn of the aerial application pass, he "was at a low airspeed when I got a gust of wind or a whirlwind at which time I pulled back on the stick resulting in a stall". The aircraft impacted the terrain came to rest on a highway and burned.
THE INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE GUST OF WIND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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