Cirrus Lands via Parachute in Nantucket

Owen Rogers wrote:
Looks like another save for BRS and Cirrus.

Apparently a Cirrus was attempting to land ACK VFR last night when
they ran into weather (fog and low visibility after sunset on the
island are common in the summer). They pulled the Ballistic Recovery
System parachute about 5 miles northeast of ACK.

The two aboard had minor injuries but will be ok. Nobody was injured
on the ground.

Here is a news link:
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pb...180319/-1/NEWS

Other reports said that it was a Cirrus, although the make/model
hasn't been confirmed yet.

It's well known that countinued VFR into IMC is a leading cause of accidents
but I didn't realize that with the Cirrus an accident was required.