Aviation accident ERA22LA089

1 fatal · CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · 2021-12-16 · Knoxville, TN, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA22LA089
Event ID: 20211216104416
Type: Accident
Date: 2021-12-16
Location: Knoxville, TN, USA
Coordinates: 35.833803, -83.860189

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 1
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP
Model: SR22
Registration: N162AM
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s encounter with a wake vortex from a preceding airplane, which resulted in a roll upset at an altitude too low for recovery. Contributing to the accident was the failure of ATC to issue a wake turbulence cautionary advisory.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown