ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228330
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| Date: | Monday 19 August 2019 |
| Time: | 03:43 |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22 GTS |
| Owner/operator: | Trident Aircraft |
| Registration: | N621JE |
| MSN: | 2168 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 614 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Tappahannock–Essex County Airport (KXSA), VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Richmond International Airport (Byrd Field), VA (RIC/KRIC) |
| Easton Airport, MD (ESN/KESN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during a cross-country flight in night visual meteorological conditions, he noticed fumes in the cockpit upon reaching a cruise altitude of 3,500 ft mean sea level. He reported the fumes to air traffic control and diverted to the nearest airport. Shortly thereafter, he noticed smoke in the cockpit and attempted to land at the diversion airport, but the airplane was too high to land, and he performed a go-around. After the first landing attempt, he turned off the air conditioner and electrical system and attempted to land again but was unable to do so due to the darkness and smoke in the cockpit. He subsequently decided to deploy the airframe parachute system. The pilot did not recall anything else due to his injuries.
Examination of the wreckage and the airplane's non-volatile memory did not reveal any preimpact electrical or mechanical anomalies that would have resulted in smoke in the cabin; therefore, the reason for the reported fumes and smoke could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inability to land on the runway in dark night conditions with reported smoke in the cockpit, which necessitated the deployment of the airplane's parachute system.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N621JE/history/20190819/0727Z/KRIC/KXSA
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N621JE
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2019 12:45 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Aug-2019 14:00 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 19-Aug-2019 16:04 | KPryor | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 19-Aug-2019 16:06 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 19-Aug-2019 18:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2019 18:53 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 19-Aug-2019 19:29 | Geno | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2019 21:34 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2020 08:37 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 08-Jun-2020 09:50 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo, Accident report, ] |
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