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Extra 300 pilot reported a rapid decrease in indicated airspeed while cruising at 8;000 feet; that resulted in a diversion to the nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1521061 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Extra 200/300 Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Airspeed Indicator |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 2540 Flight Crew Type 1600 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
While cruising at 8;000 airspeed started falling rapidly. I requested descent to lower flight level. At 3;000 the airspeed continued to fall and approached stall. The temperature wasn't near freezing to suggest pitot ice. I decided to deviate to landing than maintain flight to destination; knowing I could break below the clouds and land at a closest airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Extra 300 pilot reported a rapid decrease in indicated airspeed while cruising at 8;000 feet; that resulted in a diversion to the nearest suitable airport.
Narrative: While cruising at 8;000 airspeed started falling rapidly. I requested descent to lower flight level. At 3;000 the airspeed continued to fall and approached stall. The temperature wasn't near freezing to suggest pitot ice. I decided to deviate to landing than maintain flight to destination; knowing I could break below the clouds and land at a closest airport.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.