article_snippet.sent: An investigation by the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) said the message was 'unusual' as a plane did not enter a spin until after the message was sent.
article_snippet.sent: It was suggested in The experienced pilot final text message that The experienced pilot had lost control of his Piper Tomahawk aircraft, to such an extent that The experienced pilot did not expect to survive. '
article_snippet.sent: However, after the message was sent, his Piper Tomahawk aircraft continued in flight for more than two minutes, before entering a spin from which his Piper Tomahawk aircraft did not recover.'
article_snippet.sent: The aircraft then turned to the left as the pilot sent out a 'Mayday' distress call, saying: 'Lost control of The aircraft and The aircraft's gone into a spin.'
article_snippet.sent: The AAIB report said: 'The AAIB report was apparent, from the witness accounts and the on-site evidence, that The aircraft had entered a spin from which The aircraft did not recover. '
article_snippet.sent: The time elapsed during the pilot's final radio transmissions, together with the rate of descent deduced from the NASA videos, suggested that the spin was likely to have started from a minimum height of 2,500ft, and probably higher.'
article_snippet.sent: Although somewhat unusual, this may be explained by the need to re-charge the aircraft battery.'