# NTSB NYC05LA110: Cirrus Design SR-22, N3452L, Haverstraw, NY, June 30, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 30, 2005, 16:40 local (20:40 UTC) - Place: Haverstraw, NY - Coordinates: 41.2, -73.961669 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2000&lon=-73.9617&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report October 3, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Cirrus Design, FAA Teterboro FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 61865 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC05LA110 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61865/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA110 ## Probable cause The pilot's physiological condition, which resulted in his incapacitation during the flight, and subsequent loss of aircraft control. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Miscellaneous/other, cruise - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - physical impairment(stroke), pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - emergency - terrain condition - water ## Analysis According to the pilot, the airplane was in cruise flight at 3,000 feet, when the pilot suffered a seizure and lost consciousness. When the pilot awakened, the airplane was in a high speed descent. In addition, the pilot felt disoriented, and numbness in his right leg. The airplane was equipped with a Cirrus Airplane Parachute System (CAPS). The pilot recovered from the descent at an altitude of about 1,700 feet; and elected to deploy the CAPS system. The airplane descended via the parachute, and impacted in a river. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the underside of the composite fuselage. The pilot sustained a fractured vertebra and was able to egress from the airplane before it sank. Subsequent medical examinations on the pilot revealed the presence of a brain tumor. ## Factual narrative On June 30, 2005, about 1640 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus Design Corp. SR-22, N3452L, was substantially damaged during a forced landing, after the pilot became incapacitated during cruise flight near Haverstraw, New York. The certificated private pilot sustained serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan had been filed for the flight that departed the Lincoln Park Airport (N07), Lincoln Park, New Jersey, destined for the Westchester County Airport (HPN), White Plains, New York. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot reported he was in cruise flight at 3,000 feet, when he suffered a seizure and lost consciousness. When the pilot awakened, the airplane was in a high speed descent. In addition, the pilot felt disoriented, and numbness in his right leg. The airplane was equipped with a Cirrus Airplane Parachute System (CAPS). The pilot recovered from the descent at an altitude of about 1,700 feet; and elected to deploy the CAPS system. The pilot did not recall the airplane's airspeed at the time of the CAPS deployment. The airplane descended via the parachute, and impacted the Hudson River, near Bowline Point Park, about 15 miles northwest of HPN. According to radar data, the airplane's last radar target was observed at 1640:25, at an altitude of 1,600 feet, a heading of 091 degrees, and a ground speed of 195 knots. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the underside of the composite fuselage. The pilot sustained a fractured vertebra and was able to egress from the airplane before it sank to a depth of about 30 feet. The pilot stated he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane. Subsequent medical examinations on the pilot revealed the presence of a brain tumor. The pilot's most recent Federal Aviation Administration third class medical certificate was issued on August 11, 2004, with the only limitation that the pilot wear glasses or contact lenses. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3452L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3452L-2007-11-13), registration cancelled 2007-11-13, S/N 0530, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cirrus Design Corp. SR-22 - Registry model: [Cirrus Design SR22](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (registry code 2130001) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 0530 - Airframe hours: 1410 - Engines: Teledyne Continental IO-550 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Ilan K. Reich - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, October 1, 2004, 410 hours before - Departed: N07, Lincoln Park, NJ - Destination: HPN, White Plains, NY - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: HPN, Westchester County ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 50; injuries: serious; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 1, 2004; seat: left; flight hours: 1,652 total, 1,430 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days, 53 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 29.79 inHg - Observed at: HPN, 16 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20050630018809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050630018809A), Jun 30, 2005: Cirrus SR22, Haverstraw, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) Airman blacked out during cruise flight and entered an uncontrolled descent. Airman realized he was disoriented and deployed the ballistic recovery… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.