NTSB Identification: ERA12WA142
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, January 07, 2012 in Andros Island, Bahamas
Aircraft: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22, registration: N723EA
Injuries: 2 Uninjured.
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On January 7, 2012, about 1324 eastern standard time, a Cirrus Design Corp. SR22, N723EA, registered to and operated by M&W Aviation LLC, descended into water near Andros Island, Bahamas, following deployment of the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight from Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB), Miami, Florida, to Toussaint Louverture International Airport (MTPP), Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the certificated commercial pilot and one passenger were not injured. The flight originated from TMB about 1217.
The pilot stated that the day before the accident date, the airplane was test flown by another pilot following an annual inspection involving extensive maintenance. Additionally, the pilot reported that on the accident date prior to the accident flight, he test flew the airplane in the traffic pattern at TMB; no discrepancies were reported.
The flight departed TMB climbing uneventfully to 9,500 feet, and about 45 minutes into the flight, the oil pressure began to drop from mid 40 psi into the 30 psi range. He decided to divert to Andros Island, advised air traffic control of the situation, and later declared an emergency. He reported the oil pressure decreased to zero, and the engine, which had been running very smoothly, began to shake and then seized. The pilot trimmed for best glide speed, but after recognizing that he was unable to reach Andros Island, deployed the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) when the flight was at about 2,200 feet. The parachute deployed, and the airplane descended to the water hitting flat and firmly. Both occupants who were wearing inflatable life jackets evacuated the airplane, boarded a life raft, and were rescued.
The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of the Bahamas. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
Manager of Flight Standards, Bahamas
P.O. Box AP 59244
Nassau, N.P. Bahamas
Phone: (242) 377-3445/3448
Facsimile: (242) 377-6060
This report is for information purposes only, and contains only information released by or obtained for the Bahamian Government.
Cirrus SR22 GTS, N723EA
Andros, Bahamas
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MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard, and partner agencies responded to a downed single engine cirrus type aircraft with two people aboard in the water approximately 2 miles west of Andros, Bahamas, Saturday.
Search-and-rescue coordinators at the 7th Coast Guard District command center in Miami received the report of a downed aircraft at about 12:15 p.m. Saturday from air traffic control tower personnel at Miami Center of Aircraft Emergency. Reports to the Coast Guard indicated the aircraft was going down due to engine trouble and the two passengers aboard Richard McGlaughlin, 59, and Elaine McGlaughlin, 25, from Birmingham, Ala. were requesting assistance.
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and a HC-144 Ocean Sentry fixed-wing aircraft crew deployed to the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC), launched and assisted in the search for the down aircraft. At approximately 12:30 p.m. the fixed-wing aircraft crew located the downed aircraft and Richard and Elaine in an inflatable raft. The rescue helicopter crew arrived on scene at 12:58 p.m. and safely hoisted the two survivors onto the aircraft and transferred them to Odyssey Airport in Nassau, Bahamas for further transport to EMS crew for medical evaluation. There were not medical injuries reported.
Assisted in the search were:
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla.,
HC-144 Ocean Sentry fixed-wing aircraft crew from Coast Guard Air Station Miami
Crewmembers from Operation Bahamas, Turks and Caicos (OPBAT),
Crewmembers from Bahamian Air Sea Rescue Association (BASRA) and
Crewmembers from Royal Bahamian Defence Force (RBDF)
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Search-and-rescue coordinators at the 7th Coast Guard District command center in Miami received the report of a downed aircraft at about 12:15 p.m. Saturday from air traffic control tower personnel at Miami Center of Aircraft Emergency. Reports to the Coast Guard indicated the aircraft was going down due to engine trouble and the two passengers aboard Richard McGlaughlin, 59, and Elaine McGlaughlin, 25, from Birmingham, Ala. were requesting assistance.
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and a HC-144 Ocean Sentry fixed-wing aircraft crew deployed to the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC), launched and assisted in the search for the down aircraft. At approximately 12:30 p.m. the fixed-wing aircraft crew located the downed aircraft and Richard and Elaine in an inflatable raft. The rescue helicopter crew arrived on scene at 12:58 p.m. and safely hoisted the two survivors onto the aircraft and transferred them to Odyssey Airport in Nassau, Bahamas for further transport to EMS crew for medical evaluation. There were not medical injuries reported.
Assisted in the search were:
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla.,
HC-144 Ocean Sentry fixed-wing aircraft crew from Coast Guard Air Station Miami
Crewmembers from Operation Bahamas, Turks and Caicos (OPBAT),
Crewmembers from Bahamian Air Sea Rescue Association (BASRA) and
Crewmembers from Royal Bahamian Defence Force (RBDF)
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Another Cirrus down
ReplyDelete...with no injuries. All airplanes have issues. I don't see any manufacturers or pilots immune to accidents on this site.
ReplyDeleteSeems like they need them, damn things fall out off the sky at an alarming rate.
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