Ditching - Cirrus DESIGN SR20 Information Manual

Section 3
Emergency Procedures

Ditching

1. Radio............................................. Transmit (121.5 MHz) MAYDAY
giving location and intentions
2. Transponder ........................................................... SQUAWK 7700
3. CAPS ............................................................................. ACTIVATE
If available, life preservers should be donned and life raft should
be prepared for immediate evacuation upon touchdown.
Consider unlatching a door prior to assuming the emergency
landing body position in order to provide a ready escape path.
4. Airplane........................................................................ EVACUATE
It may be necessary to allow some cabin flooding to equalize
pressure on the doors. If the doors cannot be opened, break out
the windows with the egress hammer and crawl through the
opening.
5. Flotation Devices.............INFLATE WHEN CLEAR OF AIRPLANE
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Cirrus Design
P/N 13999-002 Info Manual
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SR20