Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Laurence G Hanscom Fld Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 13:30 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On June 11, 2014, about 1330 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus SR 22, N813JE, operated by East Coast Aeroclub, had a total loss of engine power near Burlington, Massachusetts and the pilot activated the ballistic recovery airplane parachute. Both airline transport pilots were uninjured, and the airplane sustained minor damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the instructional flight conducted under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The local flight originated from Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED) Bedford, Massachusetts at 1245.
According to the flight instructor, she was giving the pilot an insurance company checkout in the airplane. They departed with 72 gallons of fuel onboard with the pilot at the controls. After performing several touch-and-go landings at a nearby airport they decided to return to BED. About 8 miles from their destination they received clearance to enter downwind for runway 11. They completed the pre-landing checklist and began a descent. After leveling off at 1,700 ft. mean sea level and about 5 miles from the airport the engine started running "very rough and shaking violently." The pilot then handed off the flight controls to the flight instructor. The pilot performed the emergency checklist and about 15 seconds later the propeller stopped turning completely. The flight instructor pitched for best glide while they searched for a suitable landing site. They selected a field to their right and turned to initiate their approach. At 600 ft. msl the pilots decided they would not make the field and elected to activate the parachute system. They pulled the handle "according to the placard" and shut off the mixture. The parachute deployed and the pilots felt a "very strong backwards pull". The airplane then rocked back and forth. The pilots shut off the fuel selector, fuel pump, magnetos and switches while descending in a slight nose down attitude. The airplane eventually impacted the ground and came to rest in a swamp.
The wreckage was retained by the NTSB for further examination.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Incident |
| Event Date | 6/11/2014 |
| Event Day of the Week | Wednesday |
| Time of Event | 1330 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | Burlington |
| Event State | MASSACHUSETTS |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 01803 |
| Event Date Year | 2014 |
| Event Date Month | 6 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 422919N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0711311E |
| Event Location Airport | LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | BED |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 3 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 63 |
| Airport Elevation | 132 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1330 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 245 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | BED |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 132 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 3 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 11000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | -- |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 21 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 9 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 110 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 10 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.17 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | METAR KBED 111756Z 11010KT 10SM OVC110 21/09 A3017 |
| 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 | 2 |
| 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 2 2014 9:42AM |
| 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 | N813JE |
| NTSB Number | ERA14IA301 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Minor |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CIRRUS DESIGN CORP |
| Aircraft Model | SR22 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 3107 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 3400 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | 2 |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | 4 |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jun 4 2014 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 28 |
| Airframe Hours | 1321 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | C126 |
| Aircraft Owner Name | BEE FLYERS LLC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | NORTHBOROUGH |
| Aircraft Owner State | MA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 015321759 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | East Coast Aeroclub, Inc. |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | Bedford |
| Operator State | MA |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 01730 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| 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) | Instructional |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | BED |
| Departure City | BEDFORD |
| Departure State | MA |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1245 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | BED |
| Destination City | BEDFORD |
| Destination State | MA |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jul 2 2014 9:42AM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |