tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post6721471212100544021..comments2024-03-26T09:35:29.969-04:00Comments on Kathryn's Report: Cirrus SR22 GTS G3 Turbo, N227BD: Fatal accident occurred January 31, 2022 near Hutchinson Municipal Airport (KHCD), McLeod County, MinnesotaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-73572184930613751362023-01-12T14:27:36.799-05:002023-01-12T14:27:36.799-05:00I thought it likely that it was a stall-spin with ...I thought it likely that it was a stall-spin with CAPS deployment not performed in time, but now I wonder if that's correct. Perhaps we'll never know. But if the chute was deployed in time, it seems like it should be survivable. Very sobering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-83776234675523710172022-03-15T10:10:13.027-04:002022-03-15T10:10:13.027-04:00I have the full path flight recorded on flightrada...I have the full path flight recorded on flightradar24.com Shows speeds and everything. When the plane hit the ground it suggests they hit traveling 33 mph. Is that accurate? Maybe hard to say with a parachute and how long it was deployed.Terrigenoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00211932565815994655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-22594651729046767592022-03-11T19:16:24.207-05:002022-03-11T19:16:24.207-05:00Certificate Issue Date: 2022-03-02
Airworthiness D...Certificate Issue Date: 2022-03-02<br />Airworthiness Date: 2008-07-15<br />"The SR20 and SR22 have a 4-point restraint system for each seat. Airbag systems are included in the front seats of all SR20 and SR22 models manufactured beginning in 2005. The airbag system is active at all times, regardless of whether the restraint is buckled. The airbag is gretnabearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17532199082129778356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-32989335309742796702022-03-08T16:41:21.305-05:002022-03-08T16:41:21.305-05:00How many Cirrus accidents have there been where th...How many Cirrus accidents have there been where the CAPs chute was not used and people survived and plane did not burn up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-27967653998612617962022-03-01T15:15:51.461-05:002022-03-01T15:15:51.461-05:00If the survivor's account is true (and it will...If the survivor's account is true (and it will likely be able to be verified by flight data), then the CAPS pull occurred well within the envelope for a successful outcome, so it will be very interesting to find out how the pilot got fatally injured.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-67792760213935686752022-02-23T17:19:23.549-05:002022-02-23T17:19:23.549-05:00N227BD's prop was a Hartzell ASC-II three blad...N227BD's prop was a Hartzell ASC-II three blade composite propeller. Carbon fiber over a foam core. Not sure what to expect from a strike, but here is one photo of an unspecified composite prop's strike damage:<br /><br />https://cdn.aviationpros.com/files/base/CAVC/image/2011/02/16x9/640x360/recipcompositebladegroundstrik_10226399.jpg<br /><br />Late 2021 listing showing N227BD as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-18218238699185963262022-02-23T15:59:45.476-05:002022-02-23T15:59:45.476-05:00NTSB preliminary report is up. I wonder if there w...NTSB preliminary report is up. I wonder if there was a prop strike on the bounced landing.<br /><br />Survivor doesn't have a recollection of the impact.<br /><br />https://t.co/lxtyKAZ2SBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-9755918342609566072022-02-23T06:33:27.716-05:002022-02-23T06:33:27.716-05:00Starboard flap appearing to be suspended below the...Starboard flap appearing to be suspended below the wing by three supports suggests that it overstressed it's mountings . Presumably from hard impact, same as the rudder separation, but investigators will want to verify that.<br /><br />What is odd is that a flap would overstress it's mountings by inertial forces alone. Presumably the flap was not malfunctioning and contributing to the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-17766730892994018952022-02-22T19:33:59.995-05:002022-02-22T19:33:59.995-05:00The physics math says if already LOC and pointed n...The physics math says if already LOC and pointed nose down at the ground with no hope of leveling off, a low pull partial deploy that adds drag can be lower impact force than a full speed hit. <br /><br />Falling to the ground while streaming a partially deployed parachute instead of trying a horizontal landing attempt isn't likely to be the better choice when still in control over open land.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-85908442994184867132022-02-22T17:14:21.710-05:002022-02-22T17:14:21.710-05:00Interestingly, per the video below, the Boris Popo...Interestingly, per the video below, the Boris Popoff says of the Cirrus CAPS system: "the parachute can be used at any altitude and any speed" and "even at very low altitudes, deploying the parachute will offer some drag and reduce the g-forces in a crash even if it doesn't fully deploy":<br />https://youtu.be/zT58pzY41wA?t=480<br /><br />Which is interesting advice Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-32154039653369046962022-02-22T11:32:29.451-05:002022-02-22T11:32:29.451-05:00How did the starboard flap seem odd? Thanks, Dave ...How did the starboard flap seem odd? Thanks, Dave J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-85971278176350121002022-02-22T10:46:59.507-05:002022-02-22T10:46:59.507-05:00CAPS uses a direct pull control, nothing prevents ...CAPS uses a direct pull control, nothing prevents pulling it other than a manual safing pin at the handle. Deployment at low height above ground such that the aircraft is forward of the chute and swinging down but not yet under the canopy at the moment of ground intercept would produce significantly higher impact forces.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-68937420775838701352022-02-21T17:31:23.430-05:002022-02-21T17:31:23.430-05:00Does it allow you to deploy caps under 500 AGL? I ...Does it allow you to deploy caps under 500 AGL? I saw a video on YouTube several years ago a LSA tried to land was long and deployed the BRS it did deploy fully and looked like no one was hurt. The forward speed seemed to help open it. I can't find the video anymore maybe it was taken down. Looking at the size of the chute on this Cirrus look really big maybe not enough time to fully deploy.Mike-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08252696519545321781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-54202037660023937362022-02-14T18:54:27.122-05:002022-02-14T18:54:27.122-05:00Activity: INSTRUCTION
"Flight Phase: TAKEOFF ...Activity: INSTRUCTION<br />"Flight Phase: TAKEOFF (TOF)" thus appears from Rwy 15.<br />"the crash near 145th Street and Plum Avenue" is by my est. 10,000 ft. straight line beyond threshold of Rwy 33.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-1555528368001701732022-02-10T15:42:18.248-05:002022-02-10T15:42:18.248-05:00KHCD is elevation 1062', Flightaware track sho...KHCD is elevation 1062', Flightaware track shows a pass across the runway at 1400 MSL extending on the runway heading to 1700 MSL at last captured ADS-B data point. May have been a low CAPS pull that wasn't fully unreefed and hit hard.<br /><br />May have been a new owner familiarization flight. The aircraft had a recent for sale listing with a late November 2021 annual and came to MN Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-4791079863414377462022-02-10T15:09:56.400-05:002022-02-10T15:09:56.400-05:00KHCD METAR:
KHCD 311855Z AUTO 13007KT 10SM CLR M05...KHCD METAR:<br />KHCD 311855Z AUTO 13007KT 10SM CLR M05/M08 A2975<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-48263874136527576972022-02-10T13:35:13.770-05:002022-02-10T13:35:13.770-05:00Starboard flap appears to be suspended below the w...Starboard flap appears to be suspended below the wing by three supports when you look at the helicopter scene flyover video at the one minute mark and onward. Odd.<br /><br />https://www.fox9.com/news/pilot-killed-passenger-hospitalized-after-plane-crash-south-of-hutchinson-minn<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-23727096101009945202022-02-10T12:00:24.847-05:002022-02-10T12:00:24.847-05:00CAPS was deployed.CAPS was deployed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com