# Accident 20070224001579A: Cirrus SR22, Bullfrog, UT, February 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2007, 14:40 local time
- Place: Bullfrog, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6517° N, 110.3483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6517&lon=-110.3483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N224MT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N224MT-2015-05-19) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 225 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070224001579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 02/24/07, AT APPROXIMATELY 14:30 MST, THE PILOT DEPARTED BULLFROG, UT U07, WITH TWO PASSENGERS. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AND IN VMC CONDITIONS. THE INTENT OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO DO SOME SIGHTSEEING IN THE AREA AND THEN PROCEED TO THEIR INTENDED DESTINATION OF SPANISH FORK, UT U77. THE FLIGHT PROCEEDED TO A PORTION OF THE LAKE CALLED GOOD HOPE BAY. IN THIS AREA THE PILOT DESCENDED WITH THE INTENT TO LOW LEVEL AT 25 TO 35 FEET. SHORTLY AFTER REACHING WHAT THE PILOT ESTIMATED 25 TO 35 FEET A PASSENGER HAS STATED HE ADVISED THE PILOT TO CHECK THE HEIGHT OF THE LANDING GEAR ABOVE THE WATER. THE PILOT STATES THAT AS HE DID THAT THE NEXT THING HE KNEW THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE WATER. THE OCCUPANTS EXITED AND THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY SANK. THE THREE THEN SWAM TO THE EASTERN SHORE, SPENT THE NIGHT AND WERE RECOVERED FROM THE SHORE BY A FISHERMAN, TRANSFERRED TO A NPS BOAT AND TAKEN TO BULLFROG TO RECOVER FROM SOME STAGES OF HYPOTHERMIA. THE PILOT HAS STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY, HE JUST DID SOMETHING "STUPID." IF THE AIRCRAFT IS LOCATED AND RECOVERED THE FSDO WILL LIKELY INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT TO DOCUMENT DAMAGE AND HOW THE PERSONNEL WERE ABLE TO SURVIVE SUCH AN IMPACT AT HIGH SPEED.

## 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 SEA07CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA064), Feb 24, 2007: Cirrus Design SR22 (N224MT), Glen Canyon Nat, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional flight over water at low altitude and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate clearance from the water. A contributing factor was the glassy surface condition of the lake.

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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