Plug for Cirrus Design
This sort of failure mode, either catastrophic physical collapse
or loss of key control surfaces does happen and is a significant
contributor to fatal accidents in light aircraft.
I fly a Cirrus which incorporates a BRS whole-body parachute
system which gives the pilot an extra option for survival in
what would otherwise be fatal incidents...
These are now becoming available for retrofitting to most
light-single GA aircraft...check them out!
-- Andrew