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  • Aircraft N802DK Cirrus SR22 - BRS deployed

The above aircraft, not in database, was flying over rugged mountainous bushland west of Sydney NSW, when it suffered an engine failure.

There was no suitable place to attempt a landing, so the pilot deployed the BRS. The plane floated to comparatively gentle landing in a residential area, narrowly missing high tension power lines.

The pilot and three passengers walked away from the crash, which severed the aircraft's tail, only one person requiring attention for a minor injury.

According to Australian aviation forums, the aircraft is a company demonstrator, which is why it has a US registration.

Remarkable that someone took an excellent photo of an emergency use of the BRS parachute. Cirrus owns a good chunk of the BRS company, also in Minnesota. Unfortunately, there have been too many Cirrus SR20/22 crashes where the BRS parachute was NOT deployed by the pilot.