Cirrus Design Corp. SR22 accident near Phoenix, AZ
On December 15, 2011, a Cirrus Design Corp. SR22 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Phoenix, AZ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 15, 2011
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp. SR22 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.608°N, 111.930°W
- NTSB ID
- 20111215X31833
Official records · WPR12FA067
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC 3 - Factual Report of Group Chairman: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - Attachment 1: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - Attachment 2: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - Attachment 3: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - Attachment 4: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 15, 2011, about 0954 mountain standard time, a Cirrus Design Corp. SR22, N7850P, experienced a loss of control and descended into a residential neighborhood about 0.75 nautical miles from the approach end of runway 3 at the Scottsdale Airport (SDL), Scottsdale, Arizona. The airplane was registered to Frank M. Smith & Associates, Inc., and it was operated by a company private pilot who was fatally injured. The passenger was seriously injured. The airplane was consumed by a post-impact fire. No one on the ground was injured during the impact sequence. The flight was performed under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Show Low Regional Airport (SOW), Show Low, Arizona, about 0913, with SDL as its planned destination. The surviving passenger reported in a post-accident interview with the NTSB investigator-in-charge (IIC), that the airplane was based at SOW, and that the pilot made routine flights to and from SDL. The passenger stated that prior to departure the pilot preflighted the airplane for about 30 minutes, and that nothing unusual occurred during the takeoff, climb, or during the en route phase of the flight, which was smooth. The passenger revealed that while approaching SDL, he recalled the controller asking the pilot if he saw the Gulfstream, and that the pilot asked him, "Do you see the Gulfstream?" The passenger reported that he initially did not see the Gulfstream, but when he looked outside his right-side window h
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate separation behind a corporate jet, which resulted in an encounter with wake turbulence and a subsequent loss of control.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
