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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Payton, CO · June 18, 2016

Date: June 18, 2016 · 14:45 local
Place: Payton, CO
Airport: Colorado Springs Municpal
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N678Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN16LA223
Reported as: Cirrus Design SR22
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 3

N678ZRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 0311 · Built 2002 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22 Engine 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.

Conducting pilot training at approximatley 8500 ft when oil pressure started to decrease. Declared emergency and attemped to return to kcos. Aircraft began loosing altitude and pilot elected to deploy the aircraft's ballistic parachute. Wingman reported a good parachute and aircraft landed next to highway sustaining substantial damage to the engine compartment and propeller on impact.

As the FAA filed it

CONDUCTING PILOT TRAINING AT APPROXIMATLEY 8500 FT WHEN OIL PRESSURE STARTED TO DECREASE. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND ATTEMPED TO RETURN TO KCOS. AIRCRAFT BEGAN LOOSING ALTITUDE AND PILOT ELECTED TO DEPLOY THE AIRCRAFT'S BALLISTIC PARACHUTE. WINGMAN REPORTED A GOOD PARACHUTE AND AIRCRAFT LANDED NEXT TO HIGHWAY SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND PROPELLER ON IMPACT.

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 CEN16LA223Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportColorado Springs, COA hard landing on rough terrain due to a faulty deployment of the airplane’s airframe parachute system following a partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined, because postaccident examination revealed no malfunctions or anomalies…Jun 18, 2016 · Substantial damage