Cirrus SR20 N154WF

Summary

On 19 June 2024 at about 15:23 local time, a Cirrus SR20 registered N154WF, operated by Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University, was involved in an accident near Litchfield, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 June 2024 at 15:23

Classification

Accident

Location

Litchfield, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

42.0601, -84.7171

Aircraft

Cirrus SR20

Registration

N154WF

Category

Airplane

Year built

2006

Engines

1

Operator

Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Battle Creek → Battle Creek

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA230

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s loss of control and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial reaction which resulted in a spin.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While practicing power-off stalls during an instructional flight, the student pilot was flying when the airplane entered a spin to the right. The flight instructor attempted remedial action but was unable to recover from the spin. The flight instructor pulled the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) handle about 2,800 ft msl. The CAPS system deployed the parachute, and the airplane descended to the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the composite fuselage from the firewall aft to the CAPS rocket/parachute exit area, and the rudder spar. There were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.