Cirrus SR22 N225CD

Summary

On 3 August 2013 at about 09:56 local time, a Cirrus SR22 registered N225CD, operated by Shiv Patil, was involved in an accident near Chesterfield, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 August 2013 at 09:56

Classification

Accident

Location

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS)

Coordinates

38.6606, -90.6817

Aircraft

Cirrus SR22

Registration

N225CD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Shiv Patil

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chesterfield → Delhart

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CEN13FA456

2 people died.

The pilot’s failure to establish and maintain a positive climb rate during the initial climb in night instrument meteorological conditions.

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The instrument-rated pilot departed with a reported cloud ceiling of 400 feet above ground level and 3 miles visibility. A witness, who was about 0.3 nautical mile (nm) west of the departure end of the runway, observed seeing the accident airplane's navigation lights for about 3 to 5 seconds as it traveled west. The airplane appeared to be traveling at a high rate of speed and in a descent. He saw a fireball as the accident airplane impacted the trees and terrain. He reported that the weather conditions were "very foggy" and that he could only see the accident airplane's navigation lights due to the fog and dark light conditions. Approach control radar data indicated that the airplane did not climb more than 200 feet above ground level before impacting the trees. The examination of the wreckage debris field indicated that the airplane was in a shallow descent at impact. The postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.