Cirrus SR22 N665CD

Summary

On 1 December 2006 at about 00:44 local time, a Cirrus SR22 registered N665CD, operated by Airshares Elite (as program manager), was involved in an accident near Huntersville, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 December 2006 at 00:44

Classification

Accident

Location

Huntersville, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Charlotte/Douglas Intl (CLT)

Coordinates

35.3808, -80.9600

Aircraft

Cirrus SR22

Registration

N665CD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Airshares Elite (as program manager)

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dekalb-Peachtre → Charlotte

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

NYC07FA037

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the night instrument meteorological conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was provided an intercept vector and cleared for an Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach during night instrument meteorological conditions; however, the airplane crossed through the final approach course. The air traffic controller alerted the pilot, and issued a vector to rejoin the final approach course, but as the airplane maneuvered, it descended below a safe altitude. The controller issued a "low altitude warning," and instructed the pilot to climb "immediately" to 3,000 feet. During the following 20 seconds, the airplane climbed from 1,800 feet to 3,800 feet, heading changed from 180 degrees to about 330 degrees, and airspeed decreased from 183 knots to 90 knots. The airplane then entered a rapid descent with the final recorded radar target being approximately 1/4 mile from the accident site. A witness statement and physical evidence at the scene were consistent with the airplane's engine producing power until impact. The debris path was approximately 100 feet long and contained fragmented portions of all the airplane's components. Examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical anomalies. The pilot's logbook was not located and his total or recent actual instrument experience could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.