# Accident 20060113001639A: Cirrus SR22, Childersberg, AL, January 13, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2006, 15:57 local time
- Place: Childersberg, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1847° N, 86.3672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1847&lon=-86.3672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87HK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87HK-2013-03-07) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060113001639A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL06LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA035), Jan 13, 2006: Cirrus SR22 (N87HK), Childersburg, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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