What happened
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(-23) N869CD, Cirrus design corp., SR20, was inbound to Nantucket ma (ack) when the pilot advised cape approach he was "pulling the aircraft's parachute." The aircraft crashed approximately five miles southeast of the airport in the town of siasconset at 20:10 EDT, 08/17/2007. There were two people onboard the aircraft. The pilot sustained serious injuries including a broken leg, broken fingers, and lacerations to his left eye and face. His wife was six months pregnant at the time of the accident. At this time the extent of her injuries are unknown. During the approach to Nantucket the pilot was advised by ack ATC that the airport was going IFR and to contact cape approach to get re-sequenced to land using the ILS approach at Nantucket. K90-TRACON-0065 asked the pilot "November nine charlie confirm that you are IFR equipped and qualified." The pilot responded "nine charlie delta we are uh we are IFR qualified." During the next few minutes as the pilot was talking to cape approach he started experiencing IFR conditions and was becoming disoriented. Ground fog started moving in fast and due to the oncoming darkness the ground became invisible. The pilot apparently panicked and pulled the onboard parachute. The parachute deployed between 1,200 and 900 feet AGL. As the aircraft was settling to the ground part of the parachute canopy contacted a cable guy wire on a nearby loran tower causing the aircraft to hit the ground harder than normal. Inspector's statement: the pilot privacy data omitted who was the pilot in command holds a private pilot certificate for airplane single engine land. He was not current or qualified to operate his aircraft during IFR conditions.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N869CD, CIRRUS DESIGN CORP., SR20, WAS INBOUND TO NANTUCKET MA (ACK) WHEN THE PILOT ADVISED CAPE APPROACH HE WAS "PULLING THE AIRCRAFT'S PARACHUTE." THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT IN THE TOWN OF SIASCONSET AT 20:10 EDT, 08/17/2007. THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES INCLUDING A BROKEN LEG, BROKEN FINGERS, AND LACERATIONS TO HIS LEFT EYE AND FACE. HIS WIFE WAS SIX MONTHS PREGNANT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AT THIS TIME THE EXTENT OF HER INJURIES ARE UNKNOWN. DURING THE APPROACH TO NANTUCKET THE PILOT WAS ADVISED BY ACK ATC THAT THE AIRPORT WAS GOING IFR AND TO CONTACT CAPE APPROACH TO GET RE-SEQUENCED TO LAND USING THE ILS APPROACH AT NANTUCKET. K90-TRACON-0065 ASKED THE PILOT "NOVEMBER NINE CHARLIE CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE IFR EQUIPPED AND QUALIFIED." THE PILOT RESPONDED "NINE CHARLIE DELTA WE ARE UH WE ARE IFR QUALIFIED." DURING THE NEXT FEW MINUTES AS THE PILOT WAS TALKING TO CAPE APPROACH HE STARTED EXPERIENCING IFR CONDITIONS AND WAS BECOMING DISORIENTED. GROUND FOG STARTED MOVING IN FAST AND DUE TO THE ONCOMING DARKNESS THE GROUND BECAME INVISIBLE. THE PILOT APPARENTLY PANICKED AND PULLED THE ONBOARD PARACHUTE. THE PARACHUTE DEPLOYED BETWEEN 1,200 AND 900 FEET AGL. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS SETTLING TO THE GROUND PART OF THE PARACHUTE CANOPY CONTACTED A CABLE GUY WIRE ON A NEARBY LORAN TOWER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT THE GROUND HARDER THAN NORMAL. INSPECTOR'S STATEMENT: THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE FOR AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND. HE WAS NOT CURRENT OR QUALIFIED TO OPERATE HIS AIRCRAFT DURING IFR CONDITIONS.
NTSB investigation
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