ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 183325
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| Date: | Friday 8 January 2016 |
| Time: | 15:38 |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22 |
| Owner/operator: | Decora Design & Facility Management Ltd |
| Registration: | C-GXXJ |
| MSN: | 0729 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1503 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental IO-550-N27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rowan County near Concord, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Eire Int'l (KERI) |
| Charlotte/Douglas Int'l (KCLT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft experienced a deployment of the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) over Rowan County and came to rest upright on residential terrain near Concord, North Carolina. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the two occupants onboard were not injured. Weather and fuel management may have been factors to the accident.Occurrence No A16F0009:
C-GXXJ, a Cirrus SR22 aircraft, was performing an instrument approach to Runway 36R at Charlotte/Douglas Intl, NC (KCLT). ATC instructed the pilot to go around and to fly to Concord Regional, NC (KJQF) to conduct the RNAV RWY 02 approach. The pilot prepared for the approach to Runway 20 (as opposed to Runway 02 as instructed by ATC). At some point during the approach, ATC informed the pilot that the aircraft was too low and needed to climb. The aircraft chute was pulled and the aircraft settled on the ground resulting in substantial damage. The pilot and passenger were uninjured.
Sources:
https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/plane-goes-down-rowan-county-officials-say/103257855
http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/ccarcs-riacc/ADet.aspx?id=510243&rfr=RchSimp.aspx
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CGXXJ
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2016 07:29 | Geno | Added |
| 09-Jan-2016 13:41 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Photo, ] |
| 15-Jan-2016 21:12 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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