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FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Sherman, TX · May 16, 2013

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Date
May 16, 2013 · 10:30 local
Place
Sherman, TX
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N715CD
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13IA285
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR22
Reported engine
Continental IO-550N-7
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,513 total1,700 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days
N715CDRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 0016 · Built 2001Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Departed ADS approx. 1045 for destination idp on an IFR flight plan. Weather briefing obtained from 1-800-WX-brief

Departed airport and proceeded on directed heading towards Sherman. Cleared to ?7000, aircraft on autopilot at approx. 169 knots indicated airspeed. As the aircraft neared ?7000 ft altitude in moderate turbulence the horizontal situational indicator (HSI) (sandel SN3308) displayed a ?fluxgate excitation failure? Message. The pilot stated the ?HSI went red and started tumbling?. Other instruments in the aircraft seemed inoperative or unuseable. The pilot uncoupled the auto-pilot, reduced speed to approx. 120 knots, declared an emergency then went through the chute deployment procedure. The chute did not properly deploy. When the pilot realized the chute had not deployed properly he nosed the aircraft over and cleared the cloud base at approx. 1000 feet AGL. He was able to fly the aircraft back to ADS. The pilot was asked to clarify why he had made the decision to deploy the caps chute to which he replied ?because I was in hard IFR and my HSI malfunctioned?.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED ADS APPROX. 1045 FOR DESTINATION IDP ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. WEATHER BRIEFING OBTAINED FROM 1-800-WX-BRIEF

DEPARTED AIRPORT AND PROCEEDED ON DIRECTED HEADING TOWARDS SHERMAN. CLEARED TO ?7000, AIRCRAFT ON AUTOPILOT AT APPROX. 169 KNOTS INDICATED AIRSPEED. AS THE AIRCRAFT NEARED ?7000 FT ALTITUDE IN MODERATE TURBULENCE THE HORIZONTAL SITUATIONAL INDICATOR (HSI) (SANDEL SN3308) DISPLAYED A ?FLUXGATE EXCITATION FAILURE? MESSAGE. THE PILOT STATED THE ?HSI WENT RED AND STARTED TUMBLING?. OTHER INSTRUMENTS IN THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED INOPERATIVE OR UNUSEABLE. THE PILOT UNCOUPLED THE AUTO-PILOT, REDUCED SPEED TO APPROX. 120 KNOTS, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY THEN WENT THROUGH THE CHUTE DEPLOYMENT PROCEDURE. THE CHUTE DID NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY. WHEN THE PILOT REALIZED THE CHUTE HAD NOT DEPLOYED PROPERLY HE NOSED THE AIRCRAFT OVER AND CLEARED THE CLOUD BASE AT APPROX. 1000 FEET AGL. HE WAS ABLE TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO ADS. THE PILOT WAS ASKED TO CLARIFY WHY HE HAD MADE THE DECISION TO DEPLOY THE CAPS CHUTE TO WHICH HE REPLIED ?BECAUSE I WAS IN HARD IFR AND MY HSI MALFUNCTIONED?.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN13IA285Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportDallas, TXThe failure of the airplane’s parachute to deploy when activated during a loss of control in cruise flight due to the dynamic maneuvering of the airplane at the time of the activation, which exceeded the parachute system’s certification requirements.May 16, 2013 · No damage