Incident Cirrus SR22 G2 N222SW,
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Date:Monday 26 April 2021
Time:c. 10:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic SR22 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cirrus SR22 G2
Owner/operator:Sky West Aviation Inc (trustee regd. owner)
Registration: N222SW
MSN: 0977
Year of manufacture:2004
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North of Wycombe Air Park, Booker, Buckinghamshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Elmsett Airport (EGST)
Destination airport:Wycombe Air Park (EGTB)
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
A Cirrus SR22 G2 (N222SW) made a forced landing in a field north of Wycombe Air Park (HYC/EGTB). The pilot was apparently uninjured but the aircraft is damaged beyond repair. According to a statement/press release from Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue (see link #5): "A two-seater, propeller-driven light aircraft came down in a field north of Wycombe Air Park. Firefighters used foam to deal with a spill of about 100 litres of fuel".

UPDATE: The incident was also the subject of an AAIB Correspondence-only investigation, published on 14 October 2021 and the following is the summary from that...

"26 Apr 2021
Cirrus 22, N222SW
Wycombe Air Park, Buckinghamshire
Following a bounced landing the pilot applied power to go around. The aircraft did not achieve adequate performance to climb safely and was significantly damaged when it collided with a hedge beyond the runway. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was uninjured and vacated the aircraft without assistance. He considered the final approach may have been too fast."

It is also worth noting that the US FAA cancelled the registration N222SW for this aircraft on 19.8.2021 - which implies that the damage sustained in this incident was "beyond economical repair".

Sources:

1. https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/19259485.light-aircraft-crash-lands-field-near-air-park/
2. https://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/aircraft-crash-lands-near-buckinghamshire-airfield-3214548
3. https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=222SW
4. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N222SW/history/20210426/0851Z/EGST/EGTB
5. https://bucksfire.gov.uk/incident/light-aircraft-incident/
6. https://www.buckinghamshirelive.com/news/buckinghamshire-news/high-wycombe-plane-crash-live-5342643
7. https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/91830_1511708814.jpg (photo)
8. AAIB Correspondence-only investigation 14.10.2021: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aaib-record-only-investigations-july-august-2021/aaib-record-only-investigations-reviewed-july-august-2021

Media:

Cirrus SR22 G2 N222SW at At Gloucestershire Airport (Kemble, Gloucestershire) 28 November 2015, 13:55: N222SW Cirrus SR22 (23372025946)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Apr-2021 16:27 gerard57 Added
26-Apr-2021 17:26 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
26-Apr-2021 17:28 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
26-Apr-2021 17:29 RobertMB Updated [Phase]
26-Apr-2021 17:30 RobertMB Updated [Location]
26-Apr-2021 20:36 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
26-Apr-2021 20:37 Dr. John Smith Updated [Embed code, Narrative]
26-Apr-2021 21:56 Aerossurance Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]
16-Oct-2021 20:15 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Category]
16-Oct-2021 20:21 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]
16-Oct-2021 20:55 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]
17-Oct-2021 17:07 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]
17-Oct-2021 17:58 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]

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