The pilot was conducting his first flight in the Tailwind W10.
He practiced some basic stall maneuvers at altitude before attempting to land at an airport near Waldron, Arkansas.
During the first attempted landing, the airplane landed hard from about 2 feet above ground level (AGL) and the pilot performed a go-around.
During the second landing, about 8 feet AGL, he reduced engine power and the airplane “bottomed out.”
He stated the airplane bounced uncontrollably, nosed over, bounced again, spun to the right and flipped over, coming to rest inverted.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing.
The pilot’s statement included a recommendation to acquire transition training in a “new to you” airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the landing resulting in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall and hard landing.
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The real issue is there are almost no folks flying Steve Wittman’s Tailwind that have a CFI and could do this all important training. Tailwinds are fairly hot aircraft as I have come to understand, thus critical to be all over the controls all of the time.
Points out Why transition training is advised.
Also, how many total flight hours (non-type specific) did the owner have?
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