Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Tappahannock-Essex Arpt Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Tappahannock, Virginia 22454
Saturday, July 20, 2013 20:10 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On July 20, 2013, about 2010 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus SR22, N223SS, operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged after it deployed its Cirrus Airplane Parachute System (CAPS) and impacted trees and terrain near Tappahannock, Virginia. The private pilot and three passengers were not injured. The flight departed from Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY), Salisbury, Maryland, about 1930 and was destined to Hanover County Municipal Airport (OFP), Hanover, Virginia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
According to the pilot, the airplane was in cruise flight at 6,000 feet mean sea level when he heard a loud bang, followed by vibrations and an immediate loss of engine power. He declared an emergency with air traffic control and turned towards Tappahannock-Essex County Airport (XSA), Tappahannock, Virginia, to attempt an emergency landing. Four miles from XSA, he heard another loud bang and the windscreen became covered with oil. About 2 miles south of XSA, the pilot elected to deploy the CAPS and the airplane subsequently descended via parachute into trees and terrain.
An Avidyne primary flight display unit and a multifunction display memory card were recovered from the cockpit and forwarded to the NTSB Vehicle Recorders Laboratory for data download.
Postaccident examination by a NTSB investigator revealed substantial damage to the left wing and right aileron. The wreckage was retained for further examination.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 7/20/2013 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 2010 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | Tappahannock |
| Event State | VIRGINIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 22454 |
| Event Date Year | 2013 |
| Event Date Month | 7 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 375311N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0765246W |
| Event Location Airport | Tappahannock-Essex Arpt |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | XSA |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 2 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 135 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 2015 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 8 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | XSA |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 135 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 2 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 28 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 24 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 170 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 5 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.87 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | METAR KXSA 210015Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A29 |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 4 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Eastern ROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jul 30 2013 10:28AM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N223SS |
| NTSB Number | ERA13LA328 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CIRRUS DESIGN CORP |
| Aircraft Model | SR22 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 1819 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 3600 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | 2 |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | 2 |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | C91-A |
| Aircraft Owner Name | APPENDIX R SOLUTIONS INC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | GLEN ALLEN |
| Aircraft Owner State | VA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 23060-6804 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | APPENDIX R SOLUTIONS INC |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | GLEN ALLEN |
| Operator State | VA |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 23060-6804 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | SBY |
| Departure City | Salisbury |
| Departure State | MD |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1930 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | OFP |
| Destination City | Hanover |
| Destination State | VA |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jul 30 2013 10:29AM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |