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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Brinnon, WA · April 2, 2017

Date: April 2, 2017 · 15:29 local
Place: Brinnon, WA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N167CB
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR17LA084
Reported as: Cirrus Design SR22
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,289 total20 in this make and model192 in the last 90 days

N167CBRegistration cancelled Sep 13, 2018 · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 0822 · Built 2004 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The instructor and student were on their third day of flight instruction. The instructor departed paine field, snohomish county airport, WA (pae), for langley airfield, whidbey air park, WA (W10), to pick up his student. They proceded to bremerton to accomplish stalls and traffic work. On the way to bremerton, the instructor observed a large valley to the west and flew toward it. He wanted to show the student the more enjoyable aspects of flying (because of the instructional flying that took place in the past two days). Once in the valley, the instructor realized they would need to climb to clear the peaks, and had the student initiate a 110 kt climb. The instructor realized they would not clear the peak in time and directed a right turn. Althought the turn was coordinated, it was not enough to escape the situation and the aircraft impacted the north side of a ridge at an altitude of 5000 feet, 7.5 miles west of mount jupiter.

As the FAA filed it

THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE ON THEIR THIRD DAY OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTION. THE INSTRUCTOR DEPARTED PAINE FIELD, SNOHOMISH COUNTY AIRPORT, WA (PAE), FOR LANGLEY AIRFIELD, WHIDBEY AIR PARK, WA (W10), TO PICK UP HIS STUDENT. THEY PROCEDED TO BREMERTON TO ACCOMPLISH STALLS AND TRAFFIC WORK. ON THE WAY TO BREMERTON, THE INSTRUCTOR OBSERVED A LARGE VALLEY TO THE WEST AND FLEW TOWARD IT. HE WANTED TO SHOW THE STUDENT THE MORE ENJOYABLE ASPECTS OF FLYING (BECAUSE OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLYING THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE PAST TWO DAYS). ONCE IN THE VALLEY, THE INSTRUCTOR REALIZED THEY WOULD NEED TO CLIMB TO CLEAR THE PEAKS, AND HAD THE STUDENT INITIATE A 110 KT CLIMB. THE INSTRUCTOR REALIZED THEY WOULD NOT CLEAR THE PEAK IN TIME AND DIRECTED A RIGHT TURN. ALTHOUGHT THE TURN WAS COORDINATED, IT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO ESCAPE THE SITUATION AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE NORTH SIDE OF A RIDGE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 5000 FEET, 7.5 MILES WEST OF MOUNT JUPITER.

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 WPR17LA084Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBrinnon, WAThe flight instructor's decision to fly into a valley without ensuring adequate clearance to avoid the rising terrain.Apr 2, 2017 · Substantial damage