# Accident 20151216023639A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Charles Town, WV, December 16, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2015, 10:00 local time
- Place: Charles Town, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 2AWS
- Location: 39.2389° N, 77.9064° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2389&lon=-77.9064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N614CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N614CD-2016-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 131 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151216023639A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CFI, WAS GIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, STUDENT PILOT, IN VMC CONDITIONS NEAR CHARLES TOWN, WV. DURING A PRACTICE STALL THE AIRPLANE SUDDENLY DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT AND ENTERED A CLOCKWISE NOSE DOWN SPIN AT APPROXIMATELY 3,900 FT MSL. PARACHUTE WAS DEPLOYED SUCCESSFULLY AT APPROXIMATELY 3,000 FT MSL AFTER 2 OR 3 TURNS IN SPIN. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED UPON IMPACT IN A WOODED AREA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUFFERED MINOR LACERATION TO A FINGER UPON EXITING AIRCRAFT. DUE TO SALVAGE OPERATIONS THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 ERA16LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA070), Dec 16, 2015: Cirrus Design SR20 (N614CD), Charles Town, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate remedial action and the student pilot's failure to maintain yaw control while practicing a stall, which resulted in an unintentional spin.

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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