Cirrus down in WA - Happy Ending

[smiling monkey]

Heard the ELT beacon on 121.5 when we flew over the region today so did a search on Google and found this article behind a paywall. Apparently the pilot walked away so a happy ending. Anyone know more? https://thewest.com.au/news/aviation...own-c-10969184

[smiling monkey]

Some photos on twitter. Looks like the pilot deployed the chute?

https://tinyurl.com/53euf7f6

[Cloudee]

Originally Posted by smiling monkey

Some photos on twitter. Looks like the pilot deployed the chute?

https://tinyurl.com/53euf7f6

I see no sign of the ballistic chute use in those photos. What makes you think it was deployed?

[43Inches]

Originally Posted by Cloudee

I see no sign of the ballistic chute use in those photos. What makes you think it was deployed?

I was thinking the exact same thing, I can't see any evidence of chute being deployed.

[FrankPilot]

I see this was a non-residential area and we do not know yet if chute was used or not, but was wondering if there are any guidelines about using the chute over residential areas where a forced landing without chute may be overall safer? Cheers.

[smiling monkey]

Originally Posted by Cloudee

I see no sign of the ballistic chute use in those photos. What makes you think it was deployed?

The vegetation surrounding the aircraft doesn't seem to have been disturbed much, suggesting it may have landed from a vertical trajectory as opposed to a normal forced landing. Just a guess, I may be wrong.

[pcx]

I have seen several Cirri that have deployed their chute. I can say for certain that this Cirrus has not deployed it's chute.