Narrative:

I was flying over the city of meadville on feb/sun/96 at an altitude of approximately 1200 ft above the ground. I was tracking a course east and west flying above a house of a relative. The relative's view of me was obscured in all directions but on east and west courses. I continued to make 180 degree turns to stay on that course. After 3 or 4 passes and turns (the turns were composed of climbing and right rudder then descending) my airspeed rose sufficiently as to necessitate a reduction in throttle. On the pass I glided and initiated a 180 degree climbing turn. I did not advance the throttle and then found myself in an unintentional stall/spin clockwise situation. Corrective actions were taken to stabilize aircraft and maintain level flight again, but after significant altitude loss, I descended below the MSA for flight above a congested area, to approximately 300 ft above ground level. I then climbed above the recommended altitude and proceeded to land at port meadville airport (2g6). This event was very frightening and completely unintentional. I believe it was caused by climbing without sufficient throttle setting and subsequent loss of airspeed at a critical attitude. I was able to recover by neutralizing controls and applying left rudder to stop the spin. I then used elevator to initiate a climb, along with sufficient throttle to gain altitude.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE STUDENT PLT WAS SHOWING OFF TO HIS RELATIVE WITH VERT REVERSES AND LOW PASSES. DURING A VERT REVERSE THE PA18 ENTERED A SPIN. THE RPTR SCARED HIMSELF AND LANDED AT THE NEAREST ARPT.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING OVER THE CITY OF MEADVILLE ON FEB/SUN/96 AT AN ALT OF APPROX 1200 FT ABOVE THE GND. I WAS TRACKING A COURSE E AND W FLYING ABOVE A HOUSE OF A RELATIVE. THE RELATIVE'S VIEW OF ME WAS OBSCURED IN ALL DIRECTIONS BUT ON E AND W COURSES. I CONTINUED TO MAKE 180 DEG TURNS TO STAY ON THAT COURSE. AFTER 3 OR 4 PASSES AND TURNS (THE TURNS WERE COMPOSED OF CLBING AND R RUDDER THEN DSNDING) MY AIRSPD ROSE SUFFICIENTLY AS TO NECESSITATE A REDUCTION IN THROTTLE. ON THE PASS I GLIDED AND INITIATED A 180 DEG CLBING TURN. I DID NOT ADVANCE THE THROTTLE AND THEN FOUND MYSELF IN AN UNINTENTIONAL STALL/SPIN CLOCKWISE SIT. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WERE TAKEN TO STABILIZE ACFT AND MAINTAIN LEVEL FLT AGAIN, BUT AFTER SIGNIFICANT ALT LOSS, I DSNDED BELOW THE MSA FOR FLT ABOVE A CONGESTED AREA, TO APPROX 300 FT ABOVE GND LEVEL. I THEN CLBED ABOVE THE RECOMMENDED ALT AND PROCEEDED TO LAND AT PORT MEADVILLE ARPT (2G6). THIS EVENT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AND COMPLETELY UNINTENTIONAL. I BELIEVE IT WAS CAUSED BY CLBING WITHOUT SUFFICIENT THROTTLE SETTING AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF AIRSPD AT A CRITICAL ATTITUDE. I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER BY NEUTRALIZING CTLS AND APPLYING L RUDDER TO STOP THE SPIN. I THEN USED ELEVATOR TO INITIATE A CLB, ALONG WITH SUFFICIENT THROTTLE TO GAIN ALT.

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.