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First Takes Follow-Up: N705CD

This is a follow up to our original First Takes report on the fatal Cirrus SR22 accident involving N705CD. Since our initial coverage, the NTSB preliminary report has been released and it provides new details that raise important questions about fuel planning, emergency decision making, and the non-deployment of the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System, CAPS. The aircraft departed Columbia, South Carolina enroute to Decatur, Alabama and lost engine power at 8,000 feet. The pilot attempted to glide to the runway but impacted trees short of the threshold. The passenger was killed and the pilot suffered severe injuries. In this follow up analysis, Chuck Cali and Mark Wadell, Dean of Aviation Safety for the Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association, examine what the preliminary findings reveal: • Investigators found only 3 gallons of fuel remaining, despite the pilot’s belief that 45 gallons were onboard • No evidence of mechanical failure that would have prevented CAPS deployment • The parachute rocket motor was not actuated • The aircraft descended through pattern altitude at high ground speed and limited glide margin • Human factors including hesitation and task saturation We also discuss fuel exhaustion versus fuel starvation, glide performance management, flap timing, and Cirrus guidance on establishing a 2,000 ft AGL CAPS hard deck unless a safe landing is assured. This accident reinforces a difficult but consistent lesson in the Cirrus fleet. Loss of engine power does not have to be a fatal event if pilots commit early and decisively to their training. History shows that timely CAPS deployment saves lives. If you have not yet watched our original First Takes video on this accident, we recommend starting there for initial context before viewing this follow up analysis. 📍 Join the COPA Community Subscribe to @CirrusPilots for more Cirrus training videos, COPA University sessions, and other content from the Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association. 📍 To become a better, safer pilot consider joining COPA https://www.cirruspilots.org 📍 For a one stop shop all the most critical Cirrus-related resources, check out https://copa.fyi 📍 For information about Cirrus Embark training: https://cirrusaircraft.com/embark/