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Cirrus Deployed Parachute in Fayetteville, AR
A 2014 Cirrus SR20 appears to have lost its engine in IFR weather, deploys parachute. (www.nwahomepage.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Short flight
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N857SW/history/20151103/1530Z/KVBT/KACT
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N857SW/history/20151103/1530Z/KVBT/KACT
Hard to say anything should have been done differently when everybody is OK. Insurance can take care of the rest. I bet he misses his professionally flown Global though.
Its easy to second guess a pilot in an emergency situation, while we are sitting in a comfortable desk chair. I think he did an outstanding job given his choices. This is a score for technology and an advanced parachute.
Great Story and many great comments here. But we have very few facts. Did the engine quit all together or did he shut it down? Or was it still running when they crash landed?
Having some portion of a running engine can be better than drifting into power lines, cars and trucks doing 70mph, or a classroom full of kids..need I go on here?
I have watched as a Bonanza with 2 completely destroyed jugs landed on airport with engine power with no damage to airframe. The new owner and his instructor did their best to get back to the field. The were fully prepared to put in down in the corn field if need be.
Perhaps he relied to much on the technology and just took the "checklist" way out...without really assessing his assets. Some power and a huge controlled field 3 miles away?? Sure everyone is alive, this time, but did he make the BEST decision? Im not sure.
With all due respect to the Man, Im just not one to let "Jesus take the Wheel".
Having some portion of a running engine can be better than drifting into power lines, cars and trucks doing 70mph, or a classroom full of kids..need I go on here?
I have watched as a Bonanza with 2 completely destroyed jugs landed on airport with engine power with no damage to airframe. The new owner and his instructor did their best to get back to the field. The were fully prepared to put in down in the corn field if need be.
Perhaps he relied to much on the technology and just took the "checklist" way out...without really assessing his assets. Some power and a huge controlled field 3 miles away?? Sure everyone is alive, this time, but did he make the BEST decision? Im not sure.
With all due respect to the Man, Im just not one to let "Jesus take the Wheel".
I would also add this,
unless you have spent a lot of time bumping around below 5000 ft in all kinds of wind and rain and low clouds, one might be more inclined to just pull the rip cord.
I have flown with some guys who think clouds and rain are like brick buildings, NEVER go near them! Which is nonsense. Its going to happen sometime so get used to the feeling and don't just push the panic button. Imagine this guy trying to fly in Alaska. He would never get off the ground! Or he would be burning 500lbs of fuel on every flight shooting 20 mile straight in ILSs, which by the way would limit him to about 14 airports in AK. The CEO types that have been flying in the back of G4s, might need to get some 'recurrent" before bumping around in the clouds. (Im sure someone will post that this guy has 20,0000 hours in a SuperCuB in Antarctica, sure)
unless you have spent a lot of time bumping around below 5000 ft in all kinds of wind and rain and low clouds, one might be more inclined to just pull the rip cord.
I have flown with some guys who think clouds and rain are like brick buildings, NEVER go near them! Which is nonsense. Its going to happen sometime so get used to the feeling and don't just push the panic button. Imagine this guy trying to fly in Alaska. He would never get off the ground! Or he would be burning 500lbs of fuel on every flight shooting 20 mile straight in ILSs, which by the way would limit him to about 14 airports in AK. The CEO types that have been flying in the back of G4s, might need to get some 'recurrent" before bumping around in the clouds. (Im sure someone will post that this guy has 20,0000 hours in a SuperCuB in Antarctica, sure)
Plane with parachute lands in city street
A small plane crashed Tuesday morning near Fayetteville High School along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, according to the Fayetteville Fire Department.
The aircraft, a 2014 Cirrus SR-22 fixed-wing single-engine plane, is registered to WG Aviation LLC of Rogers, according to records.
A man on the scene with blood on his chin was treated by medics.
http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2015/nov/03/small-plane-crashes-mlk-fayetteville/?latest