# Accident 20120915022579A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Willard, MO, September 15, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2012, 00:23 local time
- Place: Willard, MO
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3419° N, 93.4669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3419&lon=-93.4669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N436KS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N436KS-2018-02-14) (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 DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA633](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA633) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120915022579A

## Narrative

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

SPRINGFIELD APPROACH ISSUED AN ILS RWY 14 CLEARANCE AND COMMUNICATION WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE CONTROL TOWER. ABOUT THREE MINUTES AFTER ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION, THE PILOT REQUESTED VECTORS TO RE-INTERCEPT THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE. THE TOWER INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO TURN TO 360 DEGREES AND MAINTAIN 3,000. IMMEDIATELY AFTER INITIATING HEADING CHANGE, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NEEDED HELP. THERE WERE NO FURTHER RADIO TRANSMISSIONS AND WITHIN 30 SECONDS RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST.THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A NEAR-VERTICAL ATTITUDE WITH HIGH ENERGY APPROXIMATELY 6 NM NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. POST-IMPACT FIRE CONSUMED MUCH OF THE WRECKAGE.

## 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 CEN12FA633](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA633), Sep 15, 2012: Cirrus Design SR22 (N436KS), Willard, MO, substantial damage, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control as a result of spatial disorientation experienced in night instrument meteorological conditions.

## Other reports on N436KS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20060925019089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060925019089I), Sep 25, 2006: Cirrus SR22 (N436KS), Lake Providence, LA. (-23) Pilot was enroute to macon, ga when the airplane developed rough engine. The pilot asked center for the nearest airport and was directed to 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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