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FAA accident report · Cirrus SR20 · Menomonie, WI · January 13, 2009

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Date
January 13, 2009 · 21:45 local
Place
Menomonie, WI
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N495LV
Reported as
Cirrus SR20
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
435 total102 in this make and model66 in the last 90 days
N495LVRegistration cancelled May 20, 2015 · Cirrus Design SR20S/N 1223 · Built 2002Airframe modelCirrus Design SR20Engine modelContinental IO-360-ESReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) N495LV destroyed on impact 5 miles north of Menomonie WI during enroute from sheboygan (sbm), WI to new richmond (rnh), WI. Aircraft was on instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. Aircraft fueled in sbm with 18.7 gallons. Enroute to rnh, aircraft cleared to descend 4000 feet mean sea level and fly direct to tadpe, initial approach for the RNAV (GPS) rwy 32 at rnh. Air traffic asked pilot if he was encountering icing conditions and the pilot replied, "negative." Approximately at 2135, Menomonie municpal airport (lum) automated weather observing system 3 (AWOS) reported the following weather. Winds 170 degrees at 4 knots, visibility 10 statue miles, ceiling overcast at 1100 feet above ground level, temperature -10 degrees celsius dew point -15 degrees celsius, altimeter 29.99 inches of mercury. Aircraft lost altitude and radar contact approximately at 2144. Aircraft impacted into a corn field and traveled approximately 100 feet prior to impacting into trees in a ravine. Pilot and two passengers received fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N495LV DESTROYED ON IMPACT 5 MILES NORTH OF MENOMONIE WI DURING ENROUTE FROM SHEBOYGAN (SBM), WI TO NEW RICHMOND (RNH), WI. AIRCRAFT WAS ON INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN. AIRCRAFT FUELED IN SBM WITH 18.7 GALLONS. ENROUTE TO RNH, AIRCRAFT CLEARED TO DESCEND 4000 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL AND FLY DIRECT TO TADPE, INITIAL APPROACH FOR THE RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 AT RNH. AIR TRAFFIC ASKED PILOT IF HE WAS ENCOUNTERING ICING CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT REPLIED, "NEGATIVE." APPROXIMATELY AT 2135, MENOMONIE MUNICPAL AIRPORT (LUM) AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM 3 (AWOS) REPORTED THE FOLLOWING WEATHER. WINDS 170 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUE MILES, CEILING OVERCAST AT 1100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, TEMPERATURE -10 DEGREES CELSIUS DEW POINT -15 DEGREES CELSIUS, ALTIMETER 29.99 INCHES OF MERCURY. AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE AND RADAR CONTACT APPROXIMATELY AT 2144. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED INTO A CORN FIELD AND TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET PRIOR TO IMPACTING INTO TREES IN A RAVINE. PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.