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Tragic error led to California U-2 spy plane crash that killed Air Force pilot

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An Air Force investigation into a U-2 spy plane crash near the Sutter Buttes in September 2016 revealed a tragic error when a pilot in his first flight in the famed spy plane throttled up too quickly in a training exercise on recovering from a midair stall. As a result of the fateful maneuver, the Air Force announced Wednesday, the aircraft went into an “unintentional secondary stall.” According to a detailed report on the incident, the U-2 suddenly rolled hard, banking to the left. Read more… (www.sacbee.com) Mais...

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joelwiley
joel wiley 1
If you want to read the report Stars and Stripes posted an article with a link to the report:
https://www.stripes.com/air-force-releases-details-on-crash-that-killed-u-2-instructor-pilot-1.464387#.WPgqOKK1scA
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Highflyer1950
Highflyer1950 1
If the article is factual, what a tragic way to go.....off a silly secondary stall. I didn't see any altitude reference or whether they were practicing approach to stall or full stall recovery. I couldn't find any reference to stall warning indication in the flight manual.
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joelwiley
joel wiley 1
It appears to have been the pilot's first flight. They were practicing 'approach to stall' at about 9000 ft. Here is the report
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3673624-TU-2S-AIB-Report.html#document/p1
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