Cirrus and Lancair Make Bonanza Obsolete?

Tom S. ) wrote:

The roport said (IIRC) that they actuator lever was erratic and stiff
(OWTTE).

Perhaps you were stating that but one interpretation of your post could be
that the deployment system failed, which was not able to be proven.

The report said they tried to deploy and it didn't; then the investigator
tried and it still wouldn't.

Tom, regarding the fatal spin accident only, your recollection of the
report is incorrect. The accident aircraft was so damaged by collision and
fire that the CAPS system was not able to be tested by the investigation
team in the manner your recall.

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The report did note that the parachute itself was found still in a packed
state, the safety pin of the deployment handle could not be located, and
the deployment rocket propellent had been expended. There was no damage to
the inside of the composite cap that covered the parachute system.

Additionally, the report indicates that the aircraft was in compliance with
service bulletin that addressed the difficulty of deployment issue that the
SR22 had in early 2002, a fact I hadn't known until rereading the report
(this aircraft was based at my home airport).

Again, my only point was to mention that the accident investigators could
not determine why the chute did not deploy. I interpreted your original
post to imply that they did.

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Peter












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