Is this yet another Cirrus

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I was at the airport watching the flames consume this plane. My
student (solo) was waiting to take off #2 on the taxiway. Another
instructor from my school was with his student also waiting in #1
position. They both describe its final approach to be very odd in that
the plane was coming down with a very high angle of attack. They also
say that once the plane slammed to the ground, the landing gears
buckled, the wings shook, and power may have been applied around the
time the left wing struck the ground. It somersaulted into the woods.
If the plane went to the right, it would have hit both my school's
planes. Lucky that planes have a left yawing tendency.

-John


So did they get out and go help the guy? I don't know what the hell you
would do if that happened in front of you, call 911/FBO and shut the plane
down I assume.

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DW

"john smith" wrote in message
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So the aircraft veered to the left of the runway? Wonder if that had
anything to do with improper application of brakes, as the SR22 has a
castering nosewheel and can be a tad darty without a deft touch. Or, a
sticking brake? Maybe just bad Xwind procedure? All of the above?
Seems to me applying power was just fueling the fire (so to speak) as
the higher engine torque and gyro precession of the prop would be
greater, thereby sending the plane into the weeds. Still, glad to read
both guys got out relatively unscathed. More bad press for Cirrus,
though.

Isn't everything you have described above a characteristic of an
inexperience pilot flying an airplane he/she is not ready for?
I have yet to see a study that compares pilot hours, ratings, training,
and personal wealth/income with the high accident/incident rate
exhibited by Cirrus Design aircraft of late.

I have yet to see proof that there is a significantly high accident rate.

moo