2014 Cirrus SR22 crash
On August 30, 2014, a Cirrus SR22 entered restricted airspace around Washington, D.C. before crashing into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia.
The aircraft was reportedly flying from Waukesha County Airport in Wisconsin to Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia when the pilot, a former Harley Davidson executive, The jets escorted the aircraft until it finally ran out of fuel over the Washington Canyon approximately 50 miles SE of Wallops Island, VA. took off from Waukesha County Airport, WI, and leveled off at 21,000 feet. According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Final Report, Hutchinson "maintained this altitude for about an hour", and at about 12 pm, Hutchinson "requested and received several descent clearances over the course of about 45 minutes" that brought his altitude to 13,000 feet.
Communications
In the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Final Report, it is stated that "the pilot’s communications over the next 10 minutes were consistent with impairment." At 12:49 pm Hutchinson made a request to descend from 13,000 feet to an unspecified altitude by stating "zero romeo hotel would like to uh" to which air traffic control (ATC) asked for clarification. For the next 2 minutes, the pilot opened communication but did not verbally reply. so at 12:56, the controller asked Hutchinson if he had oxygen on board. The pilot replied with "I do" which was followed by another moment of open communication with no speaking. The controller asked him if he was wearing the oxygen mask, if it was working, and if it was at 100% (all of which the pilot affirmed) and finally advised the pilot to descend again. In response to this clearance, Hutchinson replied "Hang on a second," which was the last transmission from the pilot.
Crash
At approximately 3:07 pm, Col. Valentine observed the aircraft apparently running out of fuel and beginning a slow descent towards the ocean. Ten minutes later, the aircraft glided into the ocean approximately 50 miles from Wallops Island off the coast of VA A pilot for over 40 years, Hutchinson had over 4,000 hours of flight experience. From the NTSB Report: , 67, held an airline transport pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single engine land and multi-engine land. His most recent FAA second class was issued August 7, 2014. reported 3,360 total hours of flight experience on that date. The pilot's logbook was not available for review; however a review of the pilot's Cirrus Training Profile May 21, 2014 revealed the pilot reported 3,330 total hours of flight experience of which 3,216 hours were as pilot in command and 2,780 hours were in single engine airplanes. The pilot declared approximately 500 hours of experience with both the Avidyne Entegra Avionics and Garmin GNS 430/530 GPS systems. had accrued approximately 50 total hours of flight experience in the accident airplane make and model....
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A nearby fishing boat about a quarter mile away witnessed the accident.and so neither the aircraft nor pilot were recovered. The air traffic controllers from Cleveland Center, the last to have communications with Hutchinson, suspected he had problems with his oxygen and had become hypoxic. In addition, the crash is listed in a print ad from Aviation Technology for an altitude alerting device from 2014.
See Also
* 2014 SOCATA TBM crash
* Helios Airways Flight 522
* 2000 Australia Beechcraft King Air crash
* 1999 South Dakota Learjet crash
* Bo Rein
The aircraft was reportedly flying from Waukesha County Airport in Wisconsin to Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia when the pilot, a former Harley Davidson executive, The jets escorted the aircraft until it finally ran out of fuel over the Washington Canyon approximately 50 miles SE of Wallops Island, VA. took off from Waukesha County Airport, WI, and leveled off at 21,000 feet. According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Final Report, Hutchinson "maintained this altitude for about an hour", and at about 12 pm, Hutchinson "requested and received several descent clearances over the course of about 45 minutes" that brought his altitude to 13,000 feet.
Communications
In the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Final Report, it is stated that "the pilot’s communications over the next 10 minutes were consistent with impairment." At 12:49 pm Hutchinson made a request to descend from 13,000 feet to an unspecified altitude by stating "zero romeo hotel would like to uh" to which air traffic control (ATC) asked for clarification. For the next 2 minutes, the pilot opened communication but did not verbally reply. so at 12:56, the controller asked Hutchinson if he had oxygen on board. The pilot replied with "I do" which was followed by another moment of open communication with no speaking. The controller asked him if he was wearing the oxygen mask, if it was working, and if it was at 100% (all of which the pilot affirmed) and finally advised the pilot to descend again. In response to this clearance, Hutchinson replied "Hang on a second," which was the last transmission from the pilot.
Crash
At approximately 3:07 pm, Col. Valentine observed the aircraft apparently running out of fuel and beginning a slow descent towards the ocean. Ten minutes later, the aircraft glided into the ocean approximately 50 miles from Wallops Island off the coast of VA A pilot for over 40 years, Hutchinson had over 4,000 hours of flight experience. From the NTSB Report: , 67, held an airline transport pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single engine land and multi-engine land. His most recent FAA second class was issued August 7, 2014. reported 3,360 total hours of flight experience on that date. The pilot's logbook was not available for review; however a review of the pilot's Cirrus Training Profile May 21, 2014 revealed the pilot reported 3,330 total hours of flight experience of which 3,216 hours were as pilot in command and 2,780 hours were in single engine airplanes. The pilot declared approximately 500 hours of experience with both the Avidyne Entegra Avionics and Garmin GNS 430/530 GPS systems. had accrued approximately 50 total hours of flight experience in the accident airplane make and model....
Search and Investigation
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A nearby fishing boat about a quarter mile away witnessed the accident.and so neither the aircraft nor pilot were recovered. The air traffic controllers from Cleveland Center, the last to have communications with Hutchinson, suspected he had problems with his oxygen and had become hypoxic. In addition, the crash is listed in a print ad from Aviation Technology for an altitude alerting device from 2014.
See Also
* 2014 SOCATA TBM crash
* Helios Airways Flight 522
* 2000 Australia Beechcraft King Air crash
* 1999 South Dakota Learjet crash
* Bo Rein
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