What happened
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On August 10, 2022, about 1459 pacific daylight time, a Cirrus SR22, privacy data omitted, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Blyn, Washington. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight.
Recorded automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) data, depicted in figure 1, showed the airplane departed runway 16 at the Friday harbor airport, Friday harbor, Washington, about 1445, and proceeded on a southerly heading and ascended to an altitude of about 1,100 ft mean sea level (MSL). The data showed the airplane continued south until about 1458:14, when a loss of ADS-B contact occurred. ADS-B contact was reestablished at 1458:51, with the airplane flying on an easterly heading. At 1458:52, the data showed a right turn to a southerly heading, and a descent to 900 ft MSL at 1459:07, when a second loss of ADS-B contact occurred. ADS-B contact was reestablished at 1459:13, and showed the airplane on a southerly heading, at an altitude of 1,100 ft MSL. The last ADS-B target was at 1459:19, at an altitude of 1,400 ft MSL, located about 0.63 miles northeast of the accident site.
Information provided byprivacy data omitted was that the privacy data omitted said he had departed Friday harbor and intended to fly to olympia, where he was going to rent a vehicle, and drive to west port, Washington, for a 4-DAY fishing trip.
Witness ?
Witness -privacy data omitted - heard a/c over fly their house 200 ft, shortly after, heard the airplane impact terrain. Notified leo, subsequently located. Debris path is about 100 yards in length.
Per privacy data omitted, when they responded, they observed a fog bank about 700 ft AGL, about ¼ mile north of the accident site.
Personnel information the pilot, age 66, held a private pilot certificate with an airplane single-engine land and instrument airplane ratings. He was last issued a third-class airman medical certificate on August 12, 2019. On the application for this medical certificate, the pilot reported a total flight experience of 4,000 hours of which 64 hours were in the previous 6 months. The pilot applied for and completed a basicmed course on August 3, 2021.
Meteorological information
Observations - the area was documented using official aviation routine weather reports (METAR) and aviation select special weather reports (speci). Cloud heights are reported above ground level (AGL) in the following section, and the magnetic variation was estimated at 16º east based on the latest sectional chart for the area. The accident airplane departed from Friday harbor airport (kfhr), Friday harbor, Washington at approximately 1453 PDT, located about 30 miles north of the accident site. The airport lists an elevation of 113 ft and had an automated surface observation system (ASOS), which was not augmented by any human observer. A review of the observations indicated that instrument flight rule conditions (IFR) and rain showers were reported in the hours prior to the accident and had began to clear to visual flight rule (VFR) conditions at the time of departure and accident.
Examination of the accident site revealed that the airplane impacted a heavily wooded area. The first identified point of contact was a freshly topped tree, with composite material fragments located near t
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 10, 2022, ABOUT 1459 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CIRRUS SR22, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR BLYN, WASHINGTON. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.
RECORDED AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE BROADCAST (ADS-B) DATA, DEPICTED IN FIGURE 1, SHOWED THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED RUNWAY 16 AT THE FRIDAY HARBOR AIRPORT, FRIDAY HARBOR, WASHINGTON, ABOUT 1445, AND PROCEEDED ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING AND ASCENDED TO AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 1,100 FT MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL). THE DATA SHOWED THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED SOUTH UNTIL ABOUT 1458:14, WHEN A LOSS OF ADS-B CONTACT OCCURRED. ADS-B CONTACT WAS REESTABLISHED AT 1458:51, WITH THE AIRPLANE FLYING ON AN EASTERLY HEADING. AT 1458:52, THE DATA SHOWED A RIGHT TURN TO A SOUTHERLY HEADING, AND A DESCENT TO 900 FT MSL AT 1459:07, WHEN A SECOND LOSS OF ADS-B CONTACT OCCURRED. ADS-B CONTACT WAS REESTABLISHED AT 1459:13, AND SHOWED THE AIRPLANE ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1,100 FT MSL. THE LAST ADS-B TARGET WAS AT 1459:19, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1,400 FT MSL, LOCATED ABOUT 0.63 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE.
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THAT THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE HAD DEPARTED FRIDAY HARBOR AND INTENDED TO FLY TO OLYMPIA, WHERE HE WAS GOING TO RENT A VEHICLE, AND DRIVE TO WEST PORT, WASHINGTON, FOR A 4-DAY FISHING TRIP.
WITNESS ?
WITNESS -^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ - HEARD A/C OVER FLY THEIR HOUSE 200 FT, SHORTLY AFTER, HEARD THE AIRPLANE IMPACT TERRAIN. NOTIFIED LEO, SUBSEQUENTLY LOCATED. DEBRIS PATH IS ABOUT 100 YARDS IN LENGTH.
PER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHEN THEY RESPONDED, THEY OBSERVED A FOG BANK ABOUT 700 FT AGL, ABOUT ¼ MILE NORTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE.
PERSONNEL INFORMATION THE PILOT, AGE 66, HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AN AIRPLANE SINGLE-ENGINE LAND AND INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE RATINGS. HE WAS LAST ISSUED A THIRD-CLASS AIRMAN MEDICAL CERTIFICATE ON AUGUST 12, 2019. ON THE APPLICATION FOR THIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE, THE PILOT REPORTED A TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE OF 4,000 HOURS OF WHICH 64 HOURS WERE IN THE PREVIOUS 6 MONTHS. THE PILOT APPLIED FOR AND COMPLETED A BASICMED COURSE ON AUGUST 3, 2021.
METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION
OBSERVATIONS - THE AREA WAS DOCUMENTED USING OFFICIAL AVIATION ROUTINE WEATHER REPORTS (METAR) AND AVIATION SELECT SPECIAL WEATHER REPORTS (SPECI). CLOUD HEIGHTS ARE REPORTED ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) IN THE FOLLOWING SECTION, AND THE MAGNETIC VARIATION WAS ESTIMATED AT 16º EAST BASED ON THE LATEST SECTIONAL CHART FOR THE AREA. THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE DEPARTED FROM FRIDAY HARBOR AIRPORT (KFHR), FRIDAY HARBOR, WASHINGTON AT APPROXIMATELY 1453 PDT, LOCATED ABOUT 30 MILES NORTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE AIRPORT LISTS AN ELEVATION OF 113 FT AND HAD AN AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVATION SYSTEM (ASOS), WHICH WAS NOT AUGMENTED BY ANY HUMAN OBSERVER. A REVIEW OF THE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULE CONDITIONS (IFR) AND RAIN SHOWERS WERE REPORTED IN THE HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND HAD BEGAN TO CLEAR TO VISUAL FLIGHT RULE (VFR) CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE AND ACCIDENT.
EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A HEAVILY WOODED AREA. THE FIRST IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WAS A FRESHLY TOPPED TREE, WITH COMPOSITE MATERIAL FRAGMENTS LOCATED NEAR T
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.