Cirrus Lands via Parachute in Nantucket

On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:52:04 -0400, Owen Rogers
wrote:

Looks like another save for BRS and Cirrus.

Apparently a Cirrus was attempting to land ACK VFR last night when they
ran into weather (fog and low visibility after sunset on the island are
common in the summer). They pulled the Ballistic Recovery System
parachute about 5 miles northeast of ACK.

The two aboard had minor injuries but will be ok. Nobody was injured on
the ground.

Here is a news link:
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pb...180319/-1/NEWS

Other reports said that it was a Cirrus, although the make/model hasn't
been confirmed yet.



And finally, the NTSB preliminary report:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...21X01216&key=1

If the report is accurate, we have a non-instrument rated pilot who, when
ACK suddenly "went IFR", "informed the controller that he was capable of
executing the ILS approach". Five minutes later, Cape Approach informed
the tower controller that the pilot had deployed the parachute.

--ron

Ron Rosenfeld wrote:


And finally, the NTSB preliminary report:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...21X01216&key=1

If the report is accurate, we have a non-instrument rated pilot who,
when ACK suddenly "went IFR", "informed the controller that he was
capable of executing the ILS approach". Five minutes later, Cape
Approach informed the tower controller that the pilot had deployed
the parachute.



That sort of revives the stupid pilot theory.

And finally, the NTSB preliminary report:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...21X01216&key=1

If the report is accurate, we have a non-instrument rated pilot who,
when ACK suddenly "went IFR", "informed the controller that he was
capable of executing the ILS approach". Five minutes later, Cape
Approach informed the tower controller that the pilot had deployed
the parachute.



That sort of revives the stupid pilot theory.


Actually that is a good initial guess for most GA crashes.

Ron Lee

Ron Rosenfeld wrote:
On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:52:04 -0400, Owen Rogers
wrote:

Looks like another save for BRS and Cirrus.

Apparently a Cirrus was attempting to land ACK VFR last night when they
ran into weather (fog and low visibility after sunset on the island are
common in the summer). They pulled the Ballistic Recovery System
parachute about 5 miles northeast of ACK.

The two aboard had minor injuries but will be ok. Nobody was injured on
the ground.

Here is a news link:
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pb...180319/-1/NEWS

Other reports said that it was a Cirrus, although the make/model hasn't
been confirmed yet.



And finally, the NTSB preliminary report:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...21X01216&key=1

If the report is accurate, we have a non-instrument rated pilot who, when
ACK suddenly "went IFR", "informed the controller that he was capable of
executing the ILS approach". Five minutes later, Cape Approach informed
the tower controller that the pilot had deployed the parachute.

If the report is accurate, the pilot is not only incompetent but a liar
as well. It will be curious to see the full report...

Matt