# Accident 20100930047919A: Cirrus Desi SR22, Petersburg, WV, September 30, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2010, 10:35 local time
- Place: Petersburg, WV
- Airport: Grant County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9383° N, 78.9478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9383&lon=-78.9478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N567WT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESI SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 705 total, 600 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA506](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA506) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100930047919A

## Narrative

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

WHILE FLYING THE GPS RWY 31 AT GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT (W99) APPROACH IN GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN, AIRMAN JEROME MORRIS LOST CONTROL OF HIS CIRRUS AIRCRAFT AND DEPLOYED THE AIRCRAFT PARACHUTE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN TREES ABOUT 25' FROM THE GROUND.  UNABLE TO MAKE RADIO CONTACT USING THE AIRCRAFT OR A HANDHELD RADIO, THE PILOT AND HIS SOLE PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB DOWN FROM THE SUSPENDED AIRCRAFT.  BOTH FELL AND SUSTAINED INJURY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA10LA506](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA506), Sep 30, 2010: Cirrus SR22 (N567WT), Mathias, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control of the airplane during an instrument approach in turbulent weather conditions.

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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