Sr22 Crash At Sdl

Well that puts a little bit of fear into me. Took an intro flight at scottsdale airport couple weeks ago.
 
The preliminary's out on it. The survivor gave a pretty good recount, it seems.

http://dms.ntsb.gov/aviation/AccidentReports/kb0ioz3usr00pv45nasjasih1/U12262011120000.pdf

As an aside, I'll start with that I am HUGE fan of the controllers at SDL. They're nice, accommodating, efficient, and professional. But.... Everytime I fly, and this lady is on the air, she jams me up, and doesn't create enough separation with the aircraft in the pattern. Early turns to base when there's no operational necessity, making me stay fast to get me in and off before the King Air/Lear/Citation behind me. I've had 2 or 3 go arounds due to aircraft still on the runway when I'm crossing the threshold. That's just my experience, though.
 
Yikes.
Safety Board investigators reviewed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) radar data and voice
tapes. They indicate that the Cirrus had entered SDL’s left-hand traffic pattern for runway 3 from
the north. The FAA SDL’s local air traffic controller sequenced the Cirrus to land behind a
Gulfstream Aerospace GV-SP (G550), which was ahead of the Cirrus. The Gulfstream had entered the
left traffic pattern directly into the base leg. The local controller advised the Cirrus pilot to
report when he had the Gulfstream in sight. The Cirrus pilot reported that the sun was in his eyes,
and he did not report seeing the Gulfstream. Seconds later, the controller advised the Cirrus pilot
that the Gulfstream was to his left and on final approach, and the Cirrus turned onto the base leg.
Subsequently, as the Cirrus was entering the final approach leg and was about 1,900 feet (based
upon the airplane’s Mode C transponder altitude), the Gulfstream overflew the Cirrus about 2,100
feet (Mode C transponder altitude).

The passenger in the Cirrus reported to the Safety Board investigator that immediately thereafter
the pilot observed the Gulfstream, and he so informed the controller while continuing toward the
runway. Then the controller advised the Cirrus pilot to standby for a possible go-around. Less than
1 minute later the Cirrus rolled into a steep bank and descended in a corkscrew-like maneuver into
the ground, according to a ground-based witness who was monitoring the controller’s communications
and watching the airplane.
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I have a hard time imagining being in the G550 and not getting a TCAS RA if I overfly another aircraft by 200 feet.
 
Wake turbulence or slowing to a stall and spin.

Very scary I wonder what the survivor will add to the investigation.
 
Cessnaflyer said:
Wake turbulence or slowing to a stall and spin.

Very scary I wonder what the survivor will add to the investigation.
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I know we shouldn't speculate but my guess is slowing so he wouldn't have to go around and he slowed right into a stall. There are some things that you can do as a CFI when you are still a ways out and fly the airplane everyday that some one who flies once a week or less shouldn't do, especially in a turn from base to final. There is a reason that GOOD CFIs put emphasis on not getting slow from base to final and go through accelerated stalls thoroughly.
 
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