Cirrus Design Corp SR22 accident near Willard, MO
On September 15, 2012, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Willard, MO. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 15, 2012
- Place
- Willard, MO
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp SR22 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 37.342°N, 93.467°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120915X35028
Official records · CEN12FA633
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcripts of Air Traffic Control Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 15, 2012, at 0021 central daylight time, a Cirrus Design SR22 airplane, N436KS, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain near Willard, Missouri. The pilot and four passengers were fatally injured. The aircraft was registered to and operated by JL2, LLC under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which was operated on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The flight originated from Lee's Summit Municipal Airport (LXT) about 2330 on September 14, 2012. The intended destination was the Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF), Springfield, Missouri. At 2338, the pilot contacted the Kansas City Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility and requested an IFR clearance to SGF. The pilot was subsequently issued an IFR clearance and the flight proceeded on course to SGF. A cruising altitude of 7,000 feet mean sea level (msl) was assigned. About 0002, control of the flight was transferred to the Springfield TRACON. The flight was about 50 miles north of SGF at that time. At 0014, air traffic control instructed the pilot to cross the initial approach fix (BVRLY intersection) at or above 3,000 feet msl, and cleared the pilot for an Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach to runway 14 at SGF. The flight was about 18 miles north of SGF. The pilot was instructed to contact the control tower at that time. At 0017, the pilot contacted the SGF air traffic control tower. At that time, the tower controller cleared the pilot to land a
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of airplane control as a result of spatial disorientation experienced in night instrument meteorological conditions.
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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.
