What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On February 6, 2005, approximately 1820 pacific standard time, a Cirrus design corporation SR22, N286CD encountered icing conditions and the pilot reported to air traffic control he was "coming down". Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), including icing conditions that were unknown at the time of the pilot weather briefing, prevailed at the cruise altitude and an instrument flight plan had been filed. The airplane was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain. The pilot held a valid instrument rating and pilot logbook entries indicated appropriate currency for IMC operations, including training for inadvertent icing conditions. Prior to the accident the pilot logged a total of 75.1 hours of instrument time, with 11.9 hours in actual instrument conditions.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 6, 2005, APPROXIMATELY 1820 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CIRRUS DESIGN CORPORATION SR22, N286CD ENCOUNTERED ICING CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT REPORTED TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL HE WAS "COMING DOWN". INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), INCLUDING ICING CONDITIONS THAT WERE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF THE PILOT WEATHER BRIEFING, PREVAILED AT THE CRUISE ALTITUDE AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE PILOT HELD A VALID INSTRUMENT RATING AND PILOT LOGBOOK ENTRIES INDICATED APPROPRIATE CURRENCY FOR IMC OPERATIONS, INCLUDING TRAINING FOR INADVERTENT ICING CONDITIONS. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT LOGGED A TOTAL OF 75.1 HOURS OF INSTRUMENT TIME, WITH 11.9 HOURS IN ACTUAL INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.