You're Not Going To Believe This: Another Cirrus Is Down (Statesville, NC)

and I thought they were lengthening it for jets

Ron Natalie wrote:
Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:

No word yet if the Cirrus was coming or going but my money is on
going. They say it crashed only 50 feet off the airport but they also
say it was wooded. I haven't been there in some years so I just can't
remember the layout. I believe the open runway is 5-23.


Statesville is less than 3 miles from my field. The ONLY runway there
is 5-23. FlightAware shows they were heading into SVH and the news
reports say it was on an ILS approach in there. There's an ILS-23
and SVH is plenty long. The description says he ran off the end.

I am getting my 10 hours of required dual with instructor time in a SR20 so
I can rent the plane in the future. I am also doing my IFR cross country in
it. This is a fantastic aircraft, but it has alot of stuff, especially with
the dual Garmin 430s and a large display screen, than can distract you from
your first requirement, fly the plane. It has a constant speed prop that is
automatic and fixed gear, but it is a very complicated aircraft nontheless.

The high rate of crashes does concern me, so I will have to see how much I
actually use that aircraft.


"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com wrote in message
news
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/15866220.htm

It's a gray crappy day here in Charlotte, about 50 miles south of
Statesville. Rain everywhere... some places are supposed to get up to 4"
but we've just had a steady soaking rain here.

No word yet if the Cirrus was coming or going but my money is on going.
They say it crashed only 50 feet off the airport but they also say it was
wooded. I haven't been there in some years so I just can't remember the
layout. I believe the open runway is 5-23.



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Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com