Aircraft Hits NYC building

[hiss srq]

oh $hit! R.I.P. to him for sure I reallyhope this does not turn out to be a suiside for whatever reason or another now.

[RDU-JFK]

Aircraft was a 2004 Cirrus SR-20. N929CD

[emshighway]

Fire is up to 3 alarms, 3 floors fully involved, reports of people trapped.

Any type of plane crash is an automatic 3rd Alarm for FDNY

[emshighway]

Plane was a Cirrus SR20 single engine, 4 seater. Left Teteboro at 14:29, circled Statue of Liberty and a few other areas then headed North.

Friend from WPIX stated they have someone who took shots of Corey Lidle getting into plane (who will be the highest bidder for those shots?)

4 DOAs confirmed from NYC OME. Presumed 2 on plane, 2 in building. 10 injuries, 6 to fire fighters.

[moose135]

Aircraft was a 2004 Cirrus SR-20. N929CD

Ran it through the FAA N-Number database, it shows:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... nquiry.asp

FAA Registry
N-Number Inquiry Results
N929CD is Assigned

Aircraft Description

Serial Number 1230
Manufacturer Name CIRRUS DESIGN CORP
Model SR20
Type Aircraft Fixed Wing Single-Engine
Pending Number Change None
Date Change Authorized None
MFR Year 2002

Type Registration Individual
Certificate Issue Date None
Status In Question
Type Engine Reciprocating
Dealer No
Mode S Code 53157717
Fractional Owner NO


Registered Owner

Name REGISTRATION PENDING
Street 7824 SUGAR PINE BLUE
City LAKELAND
State FLORIDA
Zip Code 33810
County POLK
Country UNITED STATES

Airworthiness

Engine Manufacturer LYCOMING
Engine Model I0-360-ES
Classification Standard
Category Normal

A/W Date 07/25/2002

Other Owner Names

APPLICANT LIDLE CORY
APPLICATION DATED 7/21/06 120 DAY EXT 8/29/06

Looks like it was fairly new to him. Hope that wasn't a factor.

[SCOTYDEMCO]

That really sucks! A real tragic event. My heart and condolenses go out to the team, family and friends of everyone that was killed and injured.

[hiss srq]

Again cocktail pilots and complex airplanes do not mix. You see it all too often when people with no knowladge of flying, airplanes, and complexity get in to an A36 or a SR20/22 or a Saratoga or a TBM or a Malabu and with 85 hours under their belt think they can do what they want etc..... It is a shame he died in this way but either way this guy was doomed before he took off with a plane like that.

[Nonstop2AUH]

Does anyone know if the SR-20 a particularly difficult aircraft for inexperienced pilots? I have heard much about how the parachute system makes it safer but not much about a reputation for being difficult as, say, the Bonanza has...Most of us laymen are under the impression that all small piston singles are relatively basic and easy to fly but this is obviously not the case.

[hiss srq]

I have no experince but I know people who have and they have s aid that given the wrong circumstance those birds will bit you in the ass. Supposedly the reason CAPS is installed in the plane is because though not easy to enter into a stall in one it is extremely hard to get yourself out of but again this is heresay as I have zero time in this type.

[Mellyrose]

http://nycaviation.com/topstories#nyccrash101106

[moose135]

Newsday is quoting FAA officials as saying the two dead were "a flight instructor and a student pilot."

If so, that blunts some of the speculation about Lidle being in over his head flying the Cirrus leading to the crash, if he had a qualified instructor along.

[emshighway]

Appears he only had license for about seven months.

[Tom_Turner]

Too bad they couldn't use the parachute for whatever reason....

[hiss srq]

Talking to a freind who fly's a 22 in Sarasota he told me that the release handle is quite a trick o use supposedly. If you yank it it will not deploy because it will just snap past the catches and not catch and lock. You have to use smooth fluid motion to deploy it on the handle perhaps the man panicked and yanked her nice and hard or maybe they just misjudged a turn and blam.

[Matt Molnar]

For what it's worth (not much really) the flight can be seen on Passur.

http://www4.passur.com/lga.html

Set the start time to 14:39 and click start. You'll see a general aviation plane going north up the East River at 700 feet. When it gets to around 72nd st, it makes a sudden left turn, altitude reduces to 600ft, and just before 14:42 (the reported time of the crash), it disappears.