"The cover hatch from the CAPS did not seem to be in place from the news pictures, but it might have been dislodged during the impact."
- I would suggest that the handle was definitely pulled then, as there is no visible "hatch" on the Cirrus, so perhaps the charge went off and blew a hole. Not saying that you're wrong, just saying that it's unlikely that it happened on impact as it's punching through glass when it goes off and impact probably wouldn't do that.
A major service for a Cirrus is normally a new engine as the problems with the 20's seemed to affect all of them. Haven't heard too many things wrong with the 22 with regard to engine problems. The 20's problems were generally related to cracking of the block due to the alternator attachment.