350 N831AZ SR22 Crash at Provo, UT and Stall/Spin Prevention
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🗓️ 30 September 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Max discusses the crash of N831AZ, a Cirrus SR22 at Provo, Utah. The aircraft was following a slower light sport aircraft in the traffic pattern for runway 13. The Cirrus pilot was instructed to go around after getting too close to the preceding aircraft. During both traffic patterns, the pilot struggled with airspeed management, flying with a constantly decreasing airspeed instead of maintaining a stable approach. On the second attempt, the aircraft stalled during the base-to-final turn and crashed into Utah Lake, possibly entering a spin before impact.
He emphasizes the importance of stabilized approaches, maintaining consistent airspeeds, and using proper trim when adding flaps to prevent the nose from rising. He also highlights issues with situational awareness, including managing separation in traffic patterns and avoiding distractions like non-essential conversations in the cockpit. He believes that older Cirrus models have higher accident rates, possibly due to a lack of training rather than the aircraft itself. The crash serves as a reminder of the critical role that airspeed plays in safe flying, especially during the traffic pattern and final approach.
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| 0:00.0 | Before we start this show, I want to mention the GA hurricane relief efforts underway for |
| 0:06.7 | hard hit Tennessee and North Carolina. Back in 2017, we interviewed Doug Jackson, the founder |
| 0:12.0 | of Operation AirDrop, and they are back in operation this week providing relief to communities |
| 0:17.2 | that have had their roads cut off and can only be reached by air. Right now they need |
| 0:21.5 | donations of supplies, monetary donations, and the following kinds of volunteers, pilots with an |
| 0:27.5 | aircraft, pilots without an aircraft, and general volunteers. And on their Facebook page, they posted |
| 0:33.5 | this update that says, our operations base is now set up at Concord Regional Airport, |
| 0:39.4 | and flight operations will be on Monday, September 30th. We're calling on volunteer pilots to get |
| 0:44.3 | ready to deploy. Multiple destinations are set with Asheville Regional, AVL, being our largest |
| 0:50.2 | and other locations that are in need. For those delivering ground donations, |
| 0:54.9 | our drop off location is at the Walmart |
| 0:56.6 | near the Concord Regional Airport in North Carolina. |
| 0:59.7 | It says they've also secured a 75 cents per gallon discount |
| 1:03.0 | for those who are flying the Operation AirDrop Relief missions. |
| 1:06.9 | And to sign up, they encourage you to go to their website |
| 1:09.3 | at Operation hyphenairdrop.com, and of course, we'll include a link to that in our show notes. |
| 1:15.8 | And now for our show. |
| 1:17.6 | Sadly, this past weekend, there were two fatal crashes of Cirrus SRS-22 aircraft, and both were landing accidents. |
| 1:25.0 | On Friday, September 27th, there was a fatal crash of November 831 Alpha |
| 1:29.7 | Zulu, a Cirrus SR-SR-22 in the traffic pattern at Provo, Utah. And the next day on Saturday, |
| 1:36.6 | November 1281 Foxtrot crashed while landing at First Flight Airport in Kill Devil Hills, |
| 1:42.4 | North Carolina, reportedly killing five people, |
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