Nobody wrote:
Based on what I had read about spins, I didn't think we
were spinning. I had no idea what was happening. The only thing that
crossed my mind was structural failure. Had it happened to me while solo, I
doubt I would have recovered.

I did an inadvertent spin as a solo student. If you've had spin
awareness training, you probably would have remembered to apply
opposite rudder eventually. Assuming you started the stall at a decent
altitude, the descent rate isn't nearly as bad as it looks out the
window. There's time. I probably went through 3 turns in the 152
before I deduced that it must be a spin. By that point, I'd figured
out that my instictive control inputs on the elevator and ailerons were
having no effect.

Since then, I've practiced spins regularly in my plane. They're a
lot more fun when you're expecting them g.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)