C
IRRUS
D
ESIGN
S
ECTION
3: E
MERGENCY
P
ROCEDURES
SR20
U
NUSUAL
A
TTITUDE
E
MERGENCIES
P/N 11934-005
3-31
PFD Display Failure
Unusual Attitude Emergencies
Inadvertent Spin Entry
1. Display Backup............................................................................ ACTIVATE
2. Land as soon as practicable.
Procedure Complete
1. CAPS............................................................................................. ACTIVATE
Procedure Complete
• WARNING •
In all cases, if the aircraft enters an unusual attitude following or in
connection with a stall, a spin condition should be assumed and, imme-
diate deployment of the CAPS is required. Under no circumstances
should spin recovery other than CAPS deployment be attempted.
• N
OTE
•
The aircraft is not approved for spins, and has not been certified
for traditional spin recovery characteristics. The only approved
and demonstrated method of spin recovery is activation of the
Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (see
Checklist, this section). Because of this, if the aircraft enters a spin,
CAPS must be deployed immediately.
While the stall characteristics of the aircraft make inadvertent
entry into a spin extremely unlikely, it is possible. Spin entry can
be avoided by using good airmanship: coordinated use of controls
in turns, proper airspeed control following the recommendations
of this Handbook, and never abusing the flight controls with accel-
erated inputs when close to the stall (see Section 4,
discus-
sion).
If, at the stall, the controls are misapplied and abused aggressive
inputs are made to the elevator, rudder and/or ailerons, an abrupt
wing drop may be felt and a spin may be entered.
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