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NTSB Identification: ATL06LA035
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, January 13, 2006 in Childersburg,
AL
Aircraft: Cirrus SR22, registration: N87HK
Injuries: 3 Uninjured.
This is preliminary
information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors
in this report will be corrected when the final report has been
completed.
On January 13, 2006, at 1601 central standard time (CST), a
Cirrus SR22, N87HK, registered to Trench Shoaring Systems Inc.,
operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 business flight, had an in flight
loss of control while climbing in instrument flight conditions in
the vicinity of Childersburg, Alabama. Visual meteorological
conditions prevailed and an instrument flight plan was filed. The
airplane received substantial damage. The airline transport rated
pilot and two passengers reported no injuries. The flight departed
Birmingham International Airport, Birmingham, Alabama, enroute to
Orlando, Florida, on January 13, 2006, at 1544.
The pilot stated he obtained a full weather briefing before
departing Birmingham using the Direct User Access Terminal computer
system. Icing conditions were forecast between 8,000 to 10,000
feet. The pilot filed his flight plan for a cruising altitude of
7,000 feet. The pilot stated the airplane is not equipped with
de-icing boots, and is not certified for flight into icing
conditions. The pilot was not aware of the National Weather Service
Airmet that was in effect from 1445 CST to 2100 CST. The advisory
warned of occasional moderate to mixed icing-in-clouds and
in-precipitation between 3,000 and 8,000 feet.
The pilot stated he
departed from runway 24 and was instructed by the control tower to
contact Birmingham Approach Control. The pilot contacted approach
control and the airplane was identified in radar contact while
climbing through 1,500 feet. The controller informed the pilot to
proceed direct to Hande intersection and the flight was
subsequently cleared to climb to 7,000 feet. The pilot stated the
airplane entered the clouds at 5,000 feet and his climb speed was
120 knots. Upon reaching 7,000 feet the airplane encountered icing
conditions. The pilot informed the controller of the icing
conditions and was cleared to climb to 9,000 feet. The pilot stated
he did not know what the minimum obstruction clearance altitude was
in relation to his position when he was cleared to 9,000 feet. As
the airplane reached the clouds tops at 8,000 feet in visual flight
conditions, the airplane began to buffet. The pilot looked at his
airspeed indicator and it indicated 80 knots. The airplane stalled,
the nose pitched down, and the airplane started spinning to the
left while reentering instrument flight conditions. The pilot
reduced power, neutralized the flight controls, and applied right
rudder with negative results. He activated the Cirrus Airframe
Parachute System, and the parachute system deployed. The pilot
informed the controller he had deployed the parachute, squawked
emergency on the transponder, provided latitude and longitude
coordinates of his location on the radio, and initiated an engine
shut down. The airplane descended to the ground under the parachute
canopy, collided with trees, and came to a complete stop about four
feet above the ground. All personnel exited the airplane and the
911 emergency operators were contacted on a cell phone. Emergency
personnel arrived and the pilot and two passengers were transported
to a local area fire department.