Yet Another Cirrus SR22 Crash.

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:08:16 GMT, "Neil Gould"
wrote in
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Recently, Larry Dighera posted:

FOUR KILLED IN MINNESOTA SR22 CRASH
(http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#196677)
A Cirrus SR22 was on its second try to land at the Faribault
airport in southern Minnesota on Sunday afternoon when it flipped
over and burst into flames by the side of the runway. All four on
board were killed. The pilot, Dr. Chester W. P. Mayo, 51, was a
descendant of one of the founders of the famed Mayo Clinic. The
others on board were his 17-year-old son and two of his friends,
who were on their way back to school after the holiday. Winds were
gusting at up to 20 knots, but officials weren't speculating as to
whether that was a factor in the crash, and also didn't say why
the pilot had aborted his first landing attempt. The airplane had
departed from Aberdeen, .D. "There's very little left [of the
airplane]," Faribault Police Chief Dan Collins told the Associated
Press

Gusting at up to 20 kts? That shouldn't have been much of a problem.

I haven't flown a Cirrus, so I have no idea how it handles in a
crosswind.

Another unfortunate loss, and it saddens me that the kids were victims in
this accident.

I guess one of the drawbacks of low-wing aircraft is the inability to
open the cabin doors if it is flipped inverted. And the ballistic
parachute system may be a liability in that situation also.



From what I have read the ballistic chute has never gone off due to a crash,
they were always pulled by an occupant.

On Sat, 1 Dec 2007 09:29:57 -0500, "Darkwing"
theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com wrote in
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From what I have read the ballistic chute has never gone off due to a crash,
they were always pulled by an occupant.


Perhaps. But I would be interested in knowing how BRS has managed to
fireproof the explosive charge that deploys their 'chute against
ignition from a fire that almost totally consumes the plastic
aircraft.

"Darkwing" wrote:

From what I have read the ballistic chute has never gone off due to a
crash, they were always pulled by an occupant.

Don't know where you read that, but it happenened in this crash and has
happened before.

--
Dan
T-182T at BFM

Dan Luke wrote:

Don't know where you read that, but it happenened in this crash and has
happened before.


The NTSB believes it can happen:

http://www.ntsb.gov/Recs/letters/2004/A04_36_41.pdf

Dan Luke schrieb:

From what I have read the ballistic chute has never gone off due to a
crash, they were always pulled by an occupant.

Don't know where you read that, but it happenened in this crash and has
happened before.

And where did you read *that*?

Dan,

but it happenened in this crash


Accident analysis by acclamation?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)