Cirrus Design Corp SR22 accident near Williamsburg, PA
On April 19, 2018, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Williamsburg, PA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 19, 2018
- Place
- Williamsburg, PA
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp SR22 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.423°N, 78.212°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180419X05335
Official records · CEN18FA144
- 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 April 19, 2018, at 0843 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus SR22 airplane, N451TD, impacted terrain near Williamsburg, Pennsylvania. The private pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed, and a postimpact fire consumed most of the wreckage. The airplane was registered to CPD-JJD, LLC, and operated by the pilot as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed along the flight route about the time of the accident, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. The airplane departed Lancaster Airport (LNS), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at 0734 and was initially en route to South Bend International Airport (SBN), South Bend, Indiana, but the pilot chose to divert toward Altoona-Blair County Airport (AOO), Altoona, Pennsylvania. The pilot received a weather briefing the night before the accident and filed a flight plan. Refer to the Meteorological Information section for more information. A review of air traffic control (ATC) communications and radar data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed that, about 0828, while the airplane was en route to SBN on a 284° heading and about 5,425 ft mean sea level (msl), the pilot contacted an approach controller at John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport (JST), Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and requested to divert to JST (18 miles southwest of the airplane's position) due to ice accumulation on the airplane. The controller advised the pilot that the clouds at JST were overcast at 20
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to obtain an updated weather briefing before the flight and his subsequent loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation while maneuvering in instrument meteorological conditions during a diversion to an alternate airport after encountering forecast icing 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.
