# Accident 20051229033049A: Cirrus SR22, Silva, NC, December 29, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2005, 13:05 local time
- Place: Silva, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2461° N, 83.2439° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2461&lon=-83.2439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N799TM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N799TM-2017-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR22
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 708 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051229033049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE PILOT CONTACTED GAINESVILLE (GNV) FSS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FOR A WEATHER BRIEFING AND TO FILE AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE INTENDED FLIGHT WAS FROM 24A, JACKSON COUNTY, NC TO PENSACOLA, FL. HE TOLD GNV FSS THAT HE WAS ON A MOUNTAIN AND WANTED TO KNOW HOW HE COULD ACTIVATE HIS FLIGHT PLAN. HE ASKED IF HE WOULD BE ABLE TO TALK TO SOMEONE ONCE HE DEPARTED VMC TO ACTIVATE IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE FSS STATED THAT HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO. HE STATED THAT HE COULD SEE A BLUE PATCH AND WANTED TO GO BUT HE ALSO WANTED TO KNOW IF HE COULD TALK TO SOMEONE ONCE AIRBORNE. HE THOUGHT HE WOULD BE ABLE TO TALK TO ASHVILLE, NC TOWER. THE GNV FSS ADVISED HIM TO CONTACT THE RDU FSS. THE PILOT CONTACTED THE RDU FSS AND AGAIN ASKED IF WOULD BE ABLE TO ACTIVATE HIS FLIGHT PLAN ONCE AIRBORNE AND TALK TO SOMEBODY. THE PILOT AGAIN STATED THAT HE COULD SEE A PATCH OF BLUE AND FELT THAT HE COULD GO. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE OVERCAST AND 10SM VISIBILITY. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED 24A VFR WITH THE PILOT AND 1 (ONE) PASSENGER AT APPROXIMATELY 1750Z. A SHORT TIME LATER WITNESSES HEARD AN ENGINE REV UP AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SOUND OF A CRASH NEAR C                                                                           ULLOWHEE MOUNTAIN, NC. THE IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NEVER ACTIVATED. NO ONE SPOKE TO THE FLIGHT ONCE IT WAS AIRBORNE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED BULLOWHEE MOUNTAIN ON THE SAVANNAH RIDGE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 4, 451 FEET. WEATHER WAS INDICATED AS OVERCAST 4100. WITNESSES STATED THEY HEARD POWER CHANGES AND THEN A REV UP FOLLOWED BY SOUNDS OF IMPACT. THE WRECKAGE WAS NOT FOUND UNTIL THE NEXT DAY 12/30/2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30. IT WAS FOUND WITHIN 5 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND MOSTLY CONSUMED BY FIRE. 2 FATALITIES RESULTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL06FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06FA029), Dec 29, 2005: Cirrus Design SR22 (N799TM), Sylva, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC conditions resulting in a collision with mountainous terrain.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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