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Sat, Aug 18, 2007

Two Safe Following Cirrus CAPS Deployment Over Nantucket

Parachute System Brings SR20 To Safe 'Landing'

ANN REALTIME REPORTING 08.18.07 1115 EDT: CAPS comes to the rescue once again. A Cirrus pilot deployed the aircraft's parachute Friday night, after weather conditions deteriorated over Nantucket, MA, according to the Associated Press.

A representative with Cirrus Design confirmed the aircraft involved was an Entegra-equipped SR20.

The pilot and his wife were on a night VFR flight into Nantucket airport when the weather took a turn for the worse, says FAA Spokeswoman Holly Baker.

According to weather reports at the time of the accident, visibility in some areas was less than half a mile in fog and rain.

AP reports that the pilot decided to deploy the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System several miles from the airport. The aircraft came to rest in the village of Siasconsett, five miles northeast of Nantucket airport. 

Baker said the pilot and his wife were taken to a hospital following the accident, but no serious injuries were reported.  The FAA is currently investigating.

FMI: www.faa.gov, www.cirrusdesign.com

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