Cirrus SR22 accident near Wallops Island, VA

On August 30, 2014, a Cirrus SR22 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wallops Island, VA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

August 30, 2014

Place

Wallops Island, VA

Aircraft

Cirrus SR22 · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

37.930°N, 75.490°W

NTSB ID

20140831X01947

Official records · ERA14LA415

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• N930RH Transcription of Voice Transmissions ATC: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Audio File: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

On August 30, 2014, at 1517 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus SR22T, N930RH, registered to and operated by a private individual, impacted the Atlantic Ocean about 35 miles east of Wallops Island, Virginia, after air traffic controllers lost contact with the pilot, who was the sole occupant. The airline transport pilot was presumed fatally injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight conducted under the provisions Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The flight, operating under instrument flight rules, originated from Waukesha County Airport (UES), Waukesha, Wisconsin, at 1043 central daylight time, and was destined for Manassas Regional Airport (KHEF), Manassas, Virginia.A review of radar data and voice transcriptions revealed that the airplane took off from the departure airport and climbed to an altitude of 21,000 feet mean sea level (msl) before leveling off. The airplane maintained this altitude for about one hour. At 1200, the pilot contacted air route traffic control center (ARTCC) and requested to descend to 17,000 feet At 1220, the pilot contacted ATC and again requested to descend to 15,000 feet, and was cleared to descend and maintain 15,000 ft. At 1228:20 the pilot contacted ATC and requested to descend to 13,000 ft., ATC advised the pilot to standby and he would get him lower shortly. At 1229:19, ATC cleared the pilot to descend and maintain 13,000 ft., and the pilot acknowledged. At 1249, the pilot contacted ATC and requested to go down to an unspecified altitude. The air traffi

Probable cause

The pilot’s impairment and subsequent incapacitation for reasons that could not be determined because the pilot and airplane were not recovered.

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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.