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Cirrus SR22 N100ZW deploys CAPS on final to KFMY
« on: July 01, 2021, 09:45:24 PM »
Today at 7:36PM EST a Cirrus SR22 inbound to KFMY runway 5 declared an emergency on final and had to deploy the CAPS, the plane ended up in the Caloosahatchee river, apparently Pilot and Passenger are ok. The plane departe KGMU Greenville.

The audio is this link below and he reports to TWR @ 3:05, then he declares the emergency at 6:38.

https://archive.liveatc.net/kfmy/KFMY-Jul-01-2021-2330Z.mp3

Tracking apps show the following:

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N100ZW

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n100zw#28411e6e

local news link does have a video and some pictures

https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2021/07/01/plane-crashes-into-the-caloosahatchee-river-near-cape-coral-bridge/?fbclid=IwAR1TLt_nQMngaqWrXF7JsiXM46Bc74bzxSeHl46_lf7GGtlnfqCgtoPUWaY