Pilot Debrief

CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 near Litchfield, MI — 2024-06-19

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Date
2024-06-19
Location
Litchfield, MI, USA
Aircraft
CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
Registration
N154WF
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot’s loss of control and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial reaction which resulted in a spin.

NTSB narrative

While practicing power-off stalls during an instructional flight, the student pilot was flying when the airplane entered a spin to the right. The flight instructor attempted remedial action but was unable to recover from the spin. The flight instructor pulled the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) handle about 2,800 ft msl. The CAPS system deployed the parachute, and the airplane descended to the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the composite fuselage from the firewall aft to the CAPS rocket/parachute exit area, and the rudder spar. There were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

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Docket documents5

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