Small aircraft aircraft doing acrobatic maneuvers enters spin at low altitude. Recovers at 20 ft AGL...

Attributes
ACN	225624
Time
Date	199211
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vrb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 20 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 210 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	225624
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was going from vero beach to melbourne to shoot some IFR approachs with a rented small aircraft category utility, spin approved. After the takeoff, I departed eastbound to follow the coastline. I knew that some of my friends were there. So I ask the tower to maintain the area in front of the beach up to 1500 ft and I got that. So the temptation has been greater than my judgement. I performed a series of snap roll, aileron roll, and steep turn. Everything went good. I was always above 1000 ft and never close to the beach. Before leaving I decided to stall the airplane. I don't know what but the airplane fell on a side, that in other words it was a very quick spin. I was at 900 ft, a few moments to realize that, and I performed the procedures to recover from a spin, but I recovered the aircraft at about 20 ft on the water. I got scared. Anyway even in this event I was not close enough to the beach to create any danger for anybody, except me and my friend that was a passenger. We were not wearing parachutes, and I've not been always at 1500 ft min. After that I came back to land.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ACFT DOING ACROBATIC MANEUVERS ENTERS SPIN AT LOW ALT. RECOVERS AT 20 FT AGL.

Narrative: I WAS GOING FROM VERO BEACH TO MELBOURNE TO SHOOT SOME IFR APCHS WITH A RENTED SMA CATEGORY UTILITY, SPIN APPROVED. AFTER THE TKOF, I DEPARTED EBOUND TO FOLLOW THE COASTLINE. I KNEW THAT SOME OF MY FRIENDS WERE THERE. SO I ASK THE TWR TO MAINTAIN THE AREA IN FRONT OF THE BEACH UP TO 1500 FT AND I GOT THAT. SO THE TEMPTATION HAS BEEN GREATER THAN MY JUDGEMENT. I PERFORMED A SERIES OF SNAP ROLL, AILERON ROLL, AND STEEP TURN. EVERYTHING WENT GOOD. I WAS ALWAYS ABOVE 1000 FT AND NEVER CLOSE TO THE BEACH. BEFORE LEAVING I DECIDED TO STALL THE AIRPLANE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT BUT THE AIRPLANE FELL ON A SIDE, THAT IN OTHER WORDS IT WAS A VERY QUICK SPIN. I WAS AT 900 FT, A FEW MOMENTS TO REALIZE THAT, AND I PERFORMED THE PROCS TO RECOVER FROM A SPIN, BUT I RECOVERED THE ACFT AT ABOUT 20 FT ON THE WATER. I GOT SCARED. ANYWAY EVEN IN THIS EVENT I WAS NOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE BEACH TO CREATE ANY DANGER FOR ANYBODY, EXCEPT ME AND MY FRIEND THAT WAS A PAX. WE WERE NOT WEARING PARACHUTES, AND I'VE NOT BEEN ALWAYS AT 1500 FT MIN. AFTER THAT I CAME BACK TO LAND.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.