What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 29, 2016, at 13:25 MDT, N2711M, a Cirrus SR-22, single engine aircraft,privacy data omitted, was on a cross country flight from las vegas, NM (klvs) to goodyear, AZ (kgyr) under visual meteorological conditions, with an IFR flight plan filed. The aircraft sustained loss of engine power at approximately 12,000+ feet, near Laguna pueblo, new Mexico. The pilot deployed the Cirrus airframe parachute system (caps) and the aircraft impacted the ground in remote forested terrain. The aircraft impacted hard on its landing gear and a wind gust caught the parachute and turned the aircraft over where it came to rest on its top. The pilot and one passenger were seriously injured and two other passengers sustained minor injuries. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 29, 2016, AT 13:25 MDT, N2711M, A CIRRUS SR-22, SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM LAS VEGAS, NM (KLVS) TO GOODYEAR, AZ (KGYR) UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, WITH AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 12,000+ FEET, NEAR LAGUNA PUEBLO, NEW MEXICO. THE PILOT DEPLOYED THE CIRRUS AIRFRAME PARACHUTE SYSTEM (CAPS) AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN REMOTE FORESTED TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED HARD ON ITS LANDING GEAR AND A WIND GUST CAUGHT THE PARACHUTE AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT OVER WHERE IT CAME TO REST ON ITS TOP. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND TWO OTHER PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.