The non-instrument rated pilot's loss of control at night in instrument flight conditions due to spatial disorientation. The controller asked the pilot what his type of airplane was, and the pilot replied, "Cirrus I had to pull the parachute." The pilot stated in an interview with the NTSB that he was struggling to keep the airplane level he was in instrument conditions, in a black hole without a visible horizon or ambient light, and that he became spatially disoriented and pulled the parachute. The pilot replied that he was turning to the left to the assigned heading. The controller informed the pilot that it was not a right turn, and informed the pilot he had turned in the wrong direction on the last turn and to turn to the left. The pilot responded by saying he was turning right and that he would pick up the airport information. The controller informed the pilot to turn left to a heading and the pilot responded by saying he was turning right The controller again instructed the pilot to turn to the left, expect the ILS runway 24 approach, and to advise that he had the current airport information. The pilot replied, "We are IFR qualified," even though he was not. The controller started vectoring the pilot for a left downwind, and asked the pilot if he was instrument qualified and current. The pilot contacted the approach controller and asked if he could perform the ILS runway 24 approach. A low layer of clouds had moved into the area. With the price of 100LL ranging from 3.30 to 10/gallon, you're looking at around 35 - 100+ per hour just in fuel costs. The Cirrus SR20 has a max range of about 920 miles and burns roughly 11 gallons of fuel (100LL) per hour at its max cruising speed and standard operating altitude. The pilot continued his descent and was informed by the controller that the airport was changing to IFR and instructed the pilot to contact approach control. The Cirrus SR20 has a max range of about 920 miles and burns roughly 11 gallons of fuel (100LL) per hour at its max cruising speed and standard operating altitude. The SR20 was one of the first aircraft to offer ‘advanced technology’ avionics and this launched a whole new effort in flight instructor training and awareness for students. The controller pointed out traffic and instructed the pilot to continue for runway 24. Cirrus SR20: This was the original version produced from 1999, built utilizing a Continental IO-360 engine. As the pilot neared the airport, he initiated a descent and established radio contact with the control tower. The non-instrument rated pilot was conducting a night VFR flight to his destination airport. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. Accident investigation report completed and information capturedĪ Cirrus SR20, N869CD registered to a private owner, deployed the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) after encountering instrument flight conditions (IFR) while descending to land at Nantucket Memorial Airport, Massachusetts.
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