# Accident 20170402002259A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Brinnon, WA, April 2, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2017, 15:29 local time
- Place: Brinnon, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6922° N, 123.2219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6922&lon=-123.2219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N167CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N167CB-2018-09-13) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,289 total, 20 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170402002259A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR17LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA084), Apr 2, 2017: Cirrus Design SR22 (N167CB), Brinnon, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's decision to fly into a valley without ensuring adequate clearance to avoid the rising terrain.

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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