What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While en route, the pilot encountered deteriorating weather conditions, including storm clouds, moderate precipitation, and icing. The pilot maneuvered and requested altitude and routing changes from ATC in an attempt to maintain visual conditions and avoid the weather.
The aircraft subsequently entered instrument meteorological conditions with visible moisture and icing. The pilot reported ice accumulation and intermittent stall warnings, which made aircraft control increasingly difficult. The pilot disconnected the autopilot and attempted to maintain control while requesting lower altitude and deviation from ATC.
Despite corrective actions, aircraft controllability continued to degrade, and the aircraft entered a stall. The pilot was unable to regain full control.
The pilot activated the Cirrus airframe parachute system (caps). The aircraft descended under canopy and landed without further incident. The pilot exited the aircraft without injury.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE EN ROUTE, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS, INCLUDING STORM CLOUDS, MODERATE PRECIPITATION, AND ICING. THE PILOT MANEUVERED AND REQUESTED ALTITUDE AND ROUTING CHANGES FROM ATC IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN VISUAL CONDITIONS AND AVOID THE WEATHER.
THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY ENTERED INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH VISIBLE MOISTURE AND ICING. THE PILOT REPORTED ICE ACCUMULATION AND INTERMITTENT STALL WARNINGS, WHICH MADE AIRCRAFT CONTROL INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT. THE PILOT DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPILOT AND ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL WHILE REQUESTING LOWER ALTITUDE AND DEVIATION FROM ATC.
DESPITE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, AIRCRAFT CONTROLLABILITY CONTINUED TO DEGRADE, AND THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STALL. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN FULL CONTROL.
THE PILOT ACTIVATED THE CIRRUS AIRFRAME PARACHUTE SYSTEM (CAPS). THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED UNDER CANOPY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.
NTSB investigation
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