On 7 JAN 2012, Richard McGlaughlin and his daughter were flying their 2004 Cirrus SR22 to the Bahamas, when they lost all oil pressure, completely seizing the engine at 9500’. Richard declared an emergency with Miami Center and turned directly towards the closest land. After configuring his aircraft for best glide, and at about 2-miles from Andros Island realized that he wasn’t going to make it. At around 2300’ he pulled his aircraft parachute (CAPs or Cirrus Airframe Parachute System), which is standard equipment on every Cirrus aircraft. Both Richard and his daughter survived without injury.
It’s situations like this that make me happy to be flying a Cirrus! If it wasn’t for the chute, the outcome most likely wouldn’t have been as good!
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