![]() ![]() Are we just obsessing on every Cirrus crash because it, well, isnt a Cessna or a Mooney? After all, Cirruses are designed to be safer than their peers. When they do, we become both surprised and intrigued. At a casual glance, the reverse appears to be true the model seems almost snakebit.īut is it really? Or is this a perception problem, one involving high expectations: We dont expect Cirrus airplanes to crash. Like it or not, every Cirrus crash-and there have been 29-has attracted the scrutiny of the aviation press simply because the airplane appears to not be delivering on its promise of being safer. Cirrus sr22 range series#Of course, the FAA did certify the airplane and Cirrus briefly overtookCessna last year as the leading builder of single-engine piston airplanes.īut what about that other promise Cirrus implied, the one that this new design would be the safest GA airplane ever? A series of high-profile crashes-the latest in California in which the parachute may have ripped away from the airplane in a high-speed deployment-has dogged Cirrus attempt to position itself as a safety leader. And even if it did, Cirrus would never be able to sell such a crackpot idea. When Cirrus announced more than a decade ago that it would produce an airplane with a built-in parachute and that it would become the best-selling airplane of the next century, the doubters said the FAA would never certify it. An Aviation safety Magazine Special Report ![]()
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