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Graveyard spiral. The illusion of the cessation of a turn while still in a prolonged, coordinated, constant rate turn, which can lead a disoriented pilot to a loss of control of the aircraft.
Graveyard Spiral Recovery
In the event of a failure that leads to a bank and the sound of increasing airspeed, first reduce power.
I Was In a Graveyard Spiral. Help! Dear Rod,
Last year I did something very stupid. I'll skip the details. I'll just say I entered IFR conditions shortly after takeoff (500ft AGL) and was unprepared for it.
Sometimes called graveyard spiral and often confused for a spin but the aircraft in a spiral dive is not stalled, its descending with a low nose attitude and high airspeed. Much like a steep turn that ended up descending very fast.
graveyard spiral, 2.3, 6.1.8, 6.2.4
graveyard spiral, 6.2.2
gravitational field, 1.2.1
gravitational field, 6.1, 19
gravitational field , 19.4.1
ground effect, 2.9, 3.12.1, 3.12.4, 6.1.6, 7.7.3, 12.6.2, 12.8, 12.11.5, 12.11.6, 15.1.2, 17.1.7 ...
Drag is sufficient to keep speed from building excessively, even if a pilot gets into a graveyard spiral (though it's hard to imagine how one could do that in a Skyhawk).
 See also: Aviation, Attitude, Dynamic, Direct, Cruise
  
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