ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274966
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| Date: | Monday 31 January 2022 |
| Time: | 12:56 LT |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22 GTS G3 Turbo |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N227BD |
| MSN: | 3134 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Hutchinson Municipal Butler Field (KHCD), MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Minneapolis-Flying Cloud Airport, MN (FCM/KFCM) |
| Hutchinson Municipal Butler Field, MN (KHCD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On January 31, 2022, about 1256 central standard time, a Cirrus SR22 airplane, N227BD, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Hutchinson, Minnesota. The flight instructor was seriously injured, and the pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight.
The flight instructor reported that the purpose of the flight was to familiarize the pilot with the newly purchased airplane. After practicing maneuvers, they proceeded to the Hutchinson Municipal Airport – Butler Field (HCD) to practice a touch-and-go landing. The airplane touched down onto the runway and bounced. The pilot added power, reduced the flaps, and placed the nose to the horizon to conduct a go around. The airplane started to climb very slowly. The flight instructor confirmed the airplane’s flaps were up, but the airplane continued to climb about 300 ft per minute. In addition, he felt an erratic vibration. He could hear and feel it rattle through the airplane. The airplane’s airspeed increased to about 90 knots and as the airplane climbed through 500 ft agl, they stated “caps available.” The airplane continued to climb very slowly, and the pilot stated, “your flight controls.” The flight instructor took over the controls and ensured the throttle was full forward. He made a gradual turn to align the airplane with an open field. The airplane continued to gain altitude, however, its airspeed decreased below 80 knots. The flight instructor told the pilot to pull the parachute, and he did. The flight instructor kept the airplane level until the forward parachute straps tightened. He then reduced the throttle to idle, turned off the mixture, and made a mayday call. He does not recall the impact sequence.
The airplane touched down in an open field about 2 miles southeast of HCD. The airplane came to rest mostly intact, and the debris field was contained to a small area. The first identified point of impact consisted of the nose gear wheel, fairing, and one propeller blade. A narrow line of oil extended about 5 ft toward the main wreckage, which was about 15 ft northwest. One propeller blade was located about 400 ft southwest of the main wreckage, and the second propeller blade was about 40 ft east of the wreckage; it was the last piece of debris.
First responders reported that when they arrived on scene, they observed the parachute fully extended from the airplane and fully opened in the wind. The rocket and parachute deployment bag were found high in a tree about 1,000 ft northeast of the accident site.
Sources:
https://www.keyc.com/2022/01/31/2-men-seriously-injured-small-plane-crash-near-hutchinson/
https://www.valleynewslive.com/2022/01/31/crews-scene-small-plane-crash-southern-mn/
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2022/01/31/plane-crash-hutchinson/
https://www.twincities.com/2022/02/02/pilot-whose-plane-crashed-monday-near-hutchinson-dies-passenger-remains-hospitalized/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=227BD
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n227bd#2aab8fdc
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N227BD/history/20220131/1801Z/KFCM/KHCD
https://www.hangar67.com/photos/21403/3f31eff116.jpg (photo)
Location
Media:
The first patient has been transported by LifeLink helicopter and is in critical condition. A second patient being flown out has back pain and a laceration but is awake and alert. The aircraft appeared to attempt a landing at the Hutchinson Airport just before crashing.
— MN CRIME | Police/Fire/EMS (@MN_CRIME) January 31, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2022 21:00 | harro | Added |
| 31-Jan-2022 21:06 | harro | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 01-Feb-2022 01:42 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2022 01:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2022 01:44 | RobertMB | Updated [Phase] |
| 01-Feb-2022 04:33 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Phase, Narrative, Category] |
| 02-Feb-2022 09:13 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2022 09:15 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Feb-2022 07:14 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 03-Feb-2022 07:14 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2022 09:49 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2022 22:18 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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