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Here is article from AeroNews: Exclusive: More Facts on Cirrus 'Landing' We weren't able to get too much news on the Cirrus SR-22 that went down Sunday ("Cirrus 'Expert' (out, standing in its field)," 08-22-01, ANN), but we wanted you to know what we knew, then. We know...
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I know little about this accident. I do land a fair amount at large airports. I know they can be imtimidating with LOTS of traffic around and a desire not to feel out of control. I wonder if the pilot had declared a real emergency and not just the loss of the alternator, whether they could have cleared...
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Hi all, I am flying anSR22 N589CD in Europe, and commute between belgium and Zurich (LSZH) several times a month, thats why I know the approach on the 14 quite well. Some thoughts from my side : - As the plane deviated to Zurich as a problem occured earlier in the flight, he could have gone also to Basel...
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[quote user="Timm Preusser"] yes, I have at least an idea where approximately the accident was. Go to Google Earth, search for LSZH. You'll see the airport from above. Rwy 14 is the northernmost of the 3 runways. Zoom in to the approach end, until you can read 14 on the runway, then tilt...
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Rick, No doubt there were bad factors leading to the accident : - an alternator failure - a very busy airport with overloaded ATC and radio frequency - high mountains around the airport - a very bad weather : METAR at 15:50 LT (the accident occurred at 15:58 LT) LSZH 221350Z 31008KT 3000 -DZ FEW003 SCT007...
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[quote user="Timm Preusser"]And probably no visual contact with the runway until very late, when he started correcting. [/quote]Timm, from one of the news reports, they published this photograph of the crash scene soon after the event. Note the low visibility towards the hills beyond. This...
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[quote user="John Zarno"]I am sorry that my first post to this forum should be on such a tragic subject but I hope that this contribution to the discussion will be seen as positive.[/quote]Welcome, John. And as a frequent poster about Cirrus accidents, let me congratulate you on scooping me...
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Power failure? Is this an accurate report? Statistically, in a single engine piston plane, the most common cause of an engine failure is running out of fuel. But I always find these early reports on what actually happened bordering on comical as the media, knowing very little about aviation, almost always...
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Hi, have you guys heard about an SR22 that ditched in the English Channel about 15 nm north of Cherbourg, France on Sunday. A pilot from Jersey, Channel Isles GB died. No mayday. Tragic loss of a 25 year old newly qualified. Reports below written by me as I am journalist at na ewspaper in Jersey. Investigtations...
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So, IMC with ground contact but no runway and a 'power failure', this is why you drill PULL CHUTE into your head. Scenario based training has me pulling the chute anytime I am IMC with low ceilings w/o an engine. And by low I mean around 2500 feet. If the ceiling isn't high enough to allow...