# Incident 20140214001639I: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Gunnison, CO, February 14, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2014, 14:43 local time
- Place: Gunnison, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9125° N, 106.7661° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9125&lon=-106.7661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18DN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18DN) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,262 total, 984 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14IA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14IA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140214001639I

## Narrative

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

ON 02/14/2014 AT ABOUT 1443 HRS. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST), N18DN A CIRRUS MODEL SR-22 AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER DEPLOYING THE BALLISTIC RECOVERY PARACHUTE AND LANDING IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD WAS UNINJURED.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) WITH ICING.

## 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 CEN14IA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14IA139), Feb 14, 2014: Cirrus Design SR22 (N18DN), Gunnison, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to initiate the flight into an area with forecast icing conditions, which resulted in an encounter with in-flight icing conditions that prevented the airplane from being…

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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