RIP Lisa Sener . . . Pilot Cirrus SR-22 G3 TC-SAS

[P-40]

I know of a local accident that happened almost just like the first one. The owner sold the plane and took the new owners for a flight and from some reason decided to demonstrate slow flight at 1600'AGL they entered an incipient spin, over recovered and entered a spiral dive, they didn't have enough altitude to recover. Do we blame this on Cirrus or a pilot who was operating outside of his skill set?



Lurch

TSB was not able to determine who was in the right seat and one would think most likely on the controls in the CFN7 accident (the noted oscillations during the circuit would indicate inexperience at the controls). I would imagine the side yoke on the Cirrus takes some getting used to. The original owner had over 500 hours on type and it is a little unsettling that any on board would consummate or allow slow flight at this altitude. The two that purchased the airplane were a recently minted Private Pilot and one who was still working on their PPL. That is a lot of airplane for fledgling pilots IMO. This was the second SR22 accident within 5 years in Alberta that claimed 6 lives which too is a little unsettling.

[CpnCrunch]

Going back to my previous questions about the differences between a 172 and Cirrus in a turning stall: I just tried on FSX, and with both the 172 and Cirrus SR22 there is just a gentle nose-down that is trivial to recover from. It was impossible to get it to spin or do anything unusual even with the stick fully back in a low-speed, tight turn. Of course I'm not sure how accurate the flight models are. I'd still be interested in seeing what happens in a real cirrus when you stall in a steep turn (at a safe height, of course).

[slam525i]

Going back to my previous questions about the differences between a 172 and Cirrus in a turning stall: I just tried on FSX <snip>

As much fun as FSX can be, and as useful as it can be for instrument nav practice and such, the aerodynamics of it is pretty miserable. (Want proof? forward slip the 172 in FSX, or setup a cross-wind slipping approach.)