PANAMA CITY, FL, USA
N88477
BELLANCA 8GCBC
THE PLT REPORTED THAT AS HE WAS RECOVERING FROM THE 1ST BANNER TOW MISSION, HE NOTED A LINE OF CUMULUS BUILDUPS MOVING NORTHERLY FROM OVER THE GULF TOWARD THE ARPT. HE ELECTED NOT TO PICK UP ANOTHER BANNER. HE PLANNED JUST TO DROP THE BANNER HE WAS TOWING, THEN LAND. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT THE SURFACE WINDS WERE FROM THE EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH & HAD BEEN INCREASING. THE TOWER CLEARED HIM TO DROP THE BANNER BESIDE RWY 04, THEN TO LAND ON RWY 14. THE APCH & BANNER DROP WERE NORMAL. DURING A PULL-UP AFTER THE BANNER DROP, THE ACFT STALLED & THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER BEORE IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE SURFACE WX OBSERVATION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS, IN PART: 1600 BROKEN, 15,000 BROKEN, VISIBILITY 7 MI, THUNDERSTORM, WIND FROM 160 DEG AT 10 GUSTING 16 KTS, CUMULONIMBUS ALL QUADRANTS MOVING NORTHWEST.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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