# NTSB CEN10WA331: Cirrus Design SR20, Sirdal, Norway, May 28, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 28, 2010, 17:08 local (17:08 UTC)
- Place: Sirdal, Norway
- Coordinates: 59.077777, 6.974722 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0778&lon=6.9747&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Structural icing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/210)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: Cirrus Aircraft, Avidyne Corporation, Accident Investigation Board of Norway
- NTSB case key (mKey): 76379
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10WA331
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76379/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76379
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10WA331

## Factual narrative

On May 28, 2010, at 1708 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Cirrus Design Corporation model SR20 airplane, s/n 1888, Norwegian registration LN-BCD, was substantially damaged when it impacted mountainous terrain near Sirdal, Norway. The flight had encountered structural icing at 9,000 feet mean sea level (msl) and the pilot subsequently deployed the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) at 3,000 feet msl. The pilot and 3 passengers were not injured. Instrument meteorological conditions with reported structural icing prevailed at the assigned cruise altitude of 9,000 feet msl. The flight departed Stavanger Airport (ENZV) near Stavanger, Norway, and was en route to Jarlsberg Airport (ENJB), near Jarlsberg, Norway. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Norwegian government. Further information may be obtained from: Accident Investigation Board of Norway P.O. Box 213 N-2001 Lillestrøm Norway Phone: + 47 63 89 63 00 Fax: + 47 63 89 63 01 E-mail: post@aibn.no Webpage: http://www.aibn.no This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Accident Investigation Board of Norway.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Structural icing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/210) (defining event)
- [Enroute-cruise: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- [Enroute-cruise: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440)

## Aircraft

- Registration: LN-BCD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Cirrus Design Corporation SR20
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1888
- Engines: Teledyne Continental Motors IO-360-ES 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: ENZV, Stavanger
- Destination: ENJB, Jarlsberg
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 9, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76379. 38 KB in all.

- CEN10WA331 -- Docket Placeholder (item 1, .PDF, 38 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40331728&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=CEN10WA331%20--%20Docket%20Placeholder-Master.PDF

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.

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