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Kingairer said:
Does a cirrus have any De-ice/Antice Capability?
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Safety of flight weeping wing system. But I've heard it works well keeping ice off if you start it before you enter icing conditions.
 
TKS weeping wing... not certified into known ice, unfortunately, but many "weekend warriors" probably don't care and just go anyway.
 
NORCAL pilot said:
TKS weeping wing... not certified into known ice, unfortunately, but many "weekend warriors" probably don't care and just go anyway.
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You guys talking about the SR22 lost last weekend?
 
ComplexHiAv8r said:
You guys talking about the SR22 lost last weekend?
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BTW, that plane was based at my home field. It was a 2005 model and was headed home from a birthday party. Three members from the same family; Mom and Dad (mid-70's) and their son (50's). Not sure who was flying the plane. The chute was deployed, but they do not know if it happened on impact or whether or not the pilot deployed it.
 
Kingairer said:
Does a cirrus have any De-ice/Antice Capability?
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Direct from the website:
Ice Protection
The Cirrus TKS-based, weeping wing ice protection system provides an effective way to help you make an early retreat from unexpected encounters with airframe icing.
An antifreeze solution weeps from titanium panels mounted on the leading edges of the wings and horizontal stabilizer. A Slinger ring on the prop coats the propeller, windshield, and vertical stabilizer. The TKS solution mixes with the super-cooled water in the clouds, and the mixture flows off the aircraft without freezing.
If trace elements of ice have already accumulated on the leading edges, the antifreeze solution will chemically loosen the bond between the ice and airframe, allowing the aerodynamic forces to carry the ice away.
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JEP said:
BTW, that plane was based at my home field. It was a 2005 model and was headed home from a birthday party. Three members from the same family; Mom and Dad (mid-70's) and their son (50's). Not sure who was flying the plane. The chute was deployed, but they do not know if it happened on impact or whether or not the pilot deployed it.
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How did you guys hear about this? Any news link???????????
 
Oh nevermind, here's the link:

http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/local/13395618.htm

The Cirrus SR22 has been involved in several crashes since 2001. King said the airplanes have also had five deployments of parachutes where the people in the airplane survived.
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How the heck can they say this? That's like saying "many trees have died since 2001". How about a number out of total of Cirrus' flying? Oh man....the news just gets to me sometimes. They need to put it in relative terms.
 
Yeah. Um, weekend warrior flying into icing conditions which were reported by a 737 as moderate, expecting the weeping wing to save their lives. Call me cold and callous, but I don't have a whole lot of sympathy, here.
 
NTSB Prelim Report

jdflight said:
Yeah. Um, weekend warrior flying into icing conditions which were reported by a 737 as moderate, expecting the weeping wing to save their lives. Call me cold and callous, but I don't have a whole lot of sympathy, here.
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NTSB Identification: CHI06FA043
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, December 11, 2005 in Arco, MN
Aircraft: Cirrus Design Corp. SR22, registration: N621PH
Injuries: 3 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On December 11, 2005, at 1716 central standard time, a Cirrus SR22, N621PH, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed during an in-flight collision with terrain near Arco, Minnesota. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. Instrument meteorological and marginal visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the vicinity of the accident site at the time. The pilot and 2 passengers sustained fatal injuries. The flight departed Wayne Municipal Airport (LCG), Wayne, Nebraska about 1610, with an intended destination of Montevideo-Chippewa County Airport (MVE), Montevideo, Minnesota.

The Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) had deployed. The CAPS cockpit activation handle was observed in the stowed position at the accident site. The position of the handle and damage to the airframe were consistent with the system being deployed as a result of the impact sequence and not as an intentional activation by the pilot.
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