By Pat Veillette

The pilot climbed to 6,000 feet msl to practice aerobatic maneuvers and entered a left upright spin. After two turns, the pilot initiated a forward movement of the stick to recover. Much to his disconcertment, he found that the stick was jammed in the full aft position and wouldn’t move.

With the aircraft still spinning earthward, he looked in the rear seat area and discovered that the rear seat back frame had fallen forward, looped over the stick, and was holding it in place. He tried unsuccessfully to reach the seat back and recover. With the aircraft out of control, the pilot was left with no option other…