Cirrus Design Corp SR22 accident near Colorado Springs, CO
On November 9, 2015, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Colorado Springs, CO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 9, 2015
- Place
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp SR22 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.831°N, 104.718°W
- NTSB ID
- 20151109X40213
Official records · CEN16FA034
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Transcripts: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 9, 2015, about 1052 mountain standard time, a Cirrus Design Corporation SR22 airplane, N752C, was destroyed when it impacted terrain north of the City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), Colorado Springs, Colorado. A postimpact fire ensued. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to Linkup Aviation LLC. and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated without a flight plan. The personal flight was originating at the time of the accident and was en route to Northwest Regional Airport (52F), Roanoke, Texas. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control transcripts, the accident airplane contacted COS ground control at 1046:41, reported that they were ready to taxi, and requested an intersection departure from taxiway A3. The controller responded "…fly runway heading maintain v f r at or below eight thousand five hundred…" and provided the departure control frequency and transponder setting. The pilot responded "alright we'll maintain eight thousand or below and ah departure is one two four." The controller cleared the pilot to taxi to runway 35L via A3. At 1050:12, the pilot reported to COS air traffic control tower that he was holding short of runway 35L at alpha three and was ready for departure. The controller cleared the pilot for takeoff and later instructed the pilot to fly runway heading. At 1051:44, the pilot reported to the contro
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of airplane control during the turn back to the airport after takeoff in high density altitude conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall and subsequent spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impaired performance due to his use of a combination of potentially impairing medications.
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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.
