20060113001639A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cirrus SR22 · Childersberg, AL · January 13, 2006

Date: January 13, 2006 · 15:57 local
Place: Childersberg, AL
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N87HK
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL06LA035
Reported as: Cirrus SR22
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,000 total600 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N87HKRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2013 · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 0296 · Built 2002 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Part 91 IFR flight from birmingham, AL to orlando, FL. At 7,000 feet the aircraft encountered icing conditions, the pilot requested a climb to 9,000 feet to try to exit the icing conditions. Reaching 8,000 feet the aircraft stalled and entered a spin. The pilot was unable to recover from the spin and activated the Cirrus airframe parachute system. The pilot informed ATC that he deployed the parachute. The aircraft came down in the trees, coming to rest about four feet above the ground. The pilot and passengers climbed out and down from the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PART 91 IFR FLIGHT FROM BIRMINGHAM, AL TO ORLANDO, FL. AT 7,000 FEET THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED ICING CONDITIONS, THE PILOT REQUESTED A CLIMB TO 9,000 FEET TO TRY TO EXIT THE ICING CONDITIONS. REACHING 8,000 FEET THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND ENTERED A SPIN. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM THE SPIN AND ACTIVATED THE CIRRUS AIRFRAME PARACHUTE SYSTEM. THE PILOT INFORMED ATC THAT HE DEPLOYED THE PARACHUTE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN IN THE TREES, COMING TO REST ABOUT FOUR FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS CLIMBED OUT AND DOWN FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL06LA035Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChildersburg, ALThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning, failure to obtain a current weather briefing, and his decision to operate the airplane into a known area of icing outside the airplanes certification standards resulting in the aircraft accumulating ice, a loss of…Jan 13, 2006 · Substantial damage