Cirrus Vision SF50 crash, Sep 9, 2022, Kissimmee-Gateway
Cirrus Vision SF50 accident on September 9, 2022 near Kissimmee-Gateway, Florida, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot's continuation of...
- Date: September 9, 2022
- Aircraft: Cirrus Vision SF50
- Location: Kissimmee-Gateway, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's continuation of the instrument approach into known extreme precipitation and turbulence associated with a thunderstorm caused excessive altitude deviations that required use of the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (NTSB).
A Cirrus Vision SF50 continued an instrument approach to Kissimmee into known extreme precipitation and turbulence from a thunderstorm and, after large altitude deviations, the pilot deployed the Cirrus parachute system. The pilot and two passengers survived.