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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SR20 · Chesterfield, MO · November 12, 2025

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Date: November 12, 2025 · 18:50 local
Place: Chesterfield, MO
Airport: Spirit Of St. Louis
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N866CD
Reported as: Cirrus Design SR20
Reported engine: Continental IO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,120 total

N866CDRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR20S/N 1235 · Built 2002 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR20 Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The airman descended from en route altitude and configured the aircraft for landing. At approximately 1,800 feet MSL, the airman slowed the aircraft to below 97 KIAS and extended the flaps from 50 percent to 100 percent. A loud bang or pop was heard, followed by an asymmetric flap failure that resulted in a rapid right rolling motion and loss of aircraft control. The airman deployed the Cirrus aircraft parachute system (caps). The aircraft came to rest nose down in a wooded area.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMAN DESCENDED FROM EN ROUTE ALTITUDE AND CONFIGURED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING. AT APPROXIMATELY 1,800 FEET MSL, THE AIRMAN SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BELOW 97 KIAS AND EXTENDED THE FLAPS FROM 50 PERCENT TO 100 PERCENT. A LOUD BANG OR POP WAS HEARD, FOLLOWED BY AN ASYMMETRIC FLAP FAILURE THAT RESULTED IN A RAPID RIGHT ROLLING MOTION AND LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. THE AIRMAN DEPLOYED THE CIRRUS AIRCRAFT PARACHUTE SYSTEM (CAPS). THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN IN A WOODED AREA.