ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157964
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| Date: | Saturday 3 August 2013 |
| Time: | 04:56 |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22 |
| Owner/operator: | Shiv Patil |
| Registration: | N225CD |
| MSN: | 0031 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2077 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Spirit of St Louis Airport (KSUS), St Louis, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chesterfield, MO (SUS) |
| Delhart, TX (DHT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to establish and maintain a positive climb rate during the initial climb in night instrument meteorological conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=225CD
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N225CD
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2013 16:50 | Geno | Added |
| 03-Aug-2013 18:51 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code] |
| 03-Aug-2013 20:01 | bizjets101 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2013 00:29 | RobertMB | Updated [Phase] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 09:00 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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