If the engine is still operating, you might be able to steer: https://www.cirruspilots.org/copa/safety_programs/b/pull_early_pull_often/archive/2010/09/26/brs-

If the engine is still operating, you might be able to steer: https://www.cirruspilots.org/copa/safety_programs/b/pull_early_pull_often/archive/2010/09/26/brs-founder-boris-popov-on-the-cirrus-parachute-system.aspx https://www.cirruspilots.org/copa/safety_programs/b/pull_ear... (although obviously most of the times you would want to use the chute is because the engine has died!)