A Cirrus SR-20 light airplane

A Cirrus SR-20 light airplane made a successful emergency descent Oct. 3 after the pilot deployed the built-in parachute system to lower the aircraft to the ground. The pilot, who was the sole occupant and walked away from the crash uninjured, elected to deploy the parachute after the left aileron...

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