CAPS Event #153

Not a CAPS Save - Too Low

Jun. 1, 2024
Aitkin, MN, USA

CAPS Event 153 Photo
  • Aircraft:SR20 N275RS
  • Injuries:1 Minor, 2 Uninjured
  • Weather:VMC
  • Forum Thread(s): CAPS Pull in SR20 N275RS near Aitkin, MN [1-Jun-2024]
  • Synopsis: According to the pilot, during the landing, the airplane touched down, bounced, and the pilot elected to perform a go-around. The pilot reported that the engine did not seem right when he applied full power for the go-around, and the airplane’s climb performance was degraded. At a low altitude, the pilot then activated the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System, and the airplane came rest upright in the vegetation adjacent to the runway.”

CAPS Event #136

CAPS Anomaly 5

Jun. 4, 2022
Palatka, FL, USA

CAPS Event 136 Photo

CAPS Event #122

CAPS Anomaly 4

Mar. 28, 2021
Marana, AZ, USA

CAPS Event 122 Photo
  • Aircraft:SR22 N644SR
  • Injuries:2 Uninjured
  • Weather:VMC
  • Activation: 2000 AGL
  • Landing: Road, Desert
  • Reports: NTSB Final WPR21LA145 aviation-safety.net wikibase 249216
  • Forum Thread(s): CAPS Event #122 near Marana AZ [28 March 2021]
  • Synopsis: Pilot reported loss of engine power due to catastrophic engine failure. He determined to deploy CAPS over the desert. However, the activation failed and the pilot successfully landed on a dirt road. The NTSB determined that CAPS rocket failed to fire due to undetermined inconsistencies within ignition material in the rocket igniter assembly/squib

CAPS Event #113

Not CAPS Save-Too Low

Apr. 14, 2020
Fayetteville, NC, USA

CAPS Event 113 Photo

CAPS Event #87

CAPS Anomaly 3

Jul. 18, 2017
Lynchburg, VA, USA

CAPS Event 87 Photo

CAPS Event #44

CAPS Anomaly 2

May. 16, 2013
Addison, TX, USA

CAPS Event 44 Photo

CAPS Event #29

Not CAPS Save-Too Low

Dec. 15, 2010
Nacogdoches, TX, USA

CAPS Event 29 Photo

CAPS Event #27

Not CAPS Save-Too Low

Aug. 23, 2010
Porter, TX, USA

CAPS Event 27 Photo

CAPS Event #11

CAPS Anomaly 1

Feb. 5, 2007
Sydney, NSW, Australia

CAPS Event 11 Photo

CAPS Event #0

CAPS Anomaly 0

Mar. 16, 2002
Lexington, KY, USA