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FAA accident report · Cirrus SR22 · Port Austin, MI · October 16, 2004

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Date
October 16, 2004 · 17:05 local
Place
Port Austin, MI
Airport
Grindstone Air Harbor Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N555MN
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI05CA007
Reported as
Cirrus SR22
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total92 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days
N555MNRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 0664 · Built 2003Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On final approach to runway 18 at Grindstone airport (29C) at approximately 200 ft AGL the aircraft encountered wind gusts from the southwest. The pilot added power to recover from the gust which increased his speed 10-15 knots above a normal approach speed for this aircraft. He landed what he estimates as 200 feet down the 1800 foot runway. On roll out, the pilot applied brakes and noted the aircraft starting to skid on the wet grass. The pilot elected to continue the roll out since he did not think there was enough runway left to takeoff and clear power lines located 600 feet from the departure end. The pilot shut the engine down using the idle cut-off, shut off the fuel and battery. The aircraft impacted a fence located approximately 500 feet off the end of the runway. It is the impact with the fence that caused the damage to the aircraft. The damage is as follows: dent in leading edge of left wing, no spar damage, left aileron and flap damaged, minor crack in right wing tip and engine cowling, prop tips bent, no apparent engine mount damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18 AT GRINDSTONE AIRPORT (29C) AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FT AGL THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED WIND GUSTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO RECOVER FROM THE GUST WHICH INCREASED HIS SPEED 10-15 KNOTS ABOVE A NORMAL APPROACH SPEED FOR THIS AIRCRAFT. HE LANDED WHAT HE ESTIMATES AS 200 FEET DOWN THE 1800 FOOT RUNWAY. ON ROLL OUT, THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES AND NOTED THE AIRCRAFT STARTING TO SKID ON THE WET GRASS. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE ROLL OUT SINCE HE DID NOT THINK THERE WAS ENOUGH RUNWAY LEFT TO TAKEOFF AND CLEAR POWER LINES LOCATED 600 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END. THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN USING THE IDLE CUT-OFF, SHUT OFF THE FUEL AND BATTERY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A FENCE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. IT IS THE IMPACT WITH THE FENCE THAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE DAMAGE IS AS FOLLOWS: DENT IN LEADING EDGE OF LEFT WING, NO SPAR DAMAGE, LEFT AILERON AND FLAP DAMAGED, MINOR CRACK IN RIGHT WING TIP AND ENGINE COWLING, PROP TIPS BENT, NO APPARENT ENGINE MOUNT DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI05CA007Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPort Austin, MIThe pilot's excessive airspeed during landing resulting in the airplane exiting the end of the wet turf runway. Factors were the wind gusts, the wet grass, the reported airplane braking not being possible on the wet grass, and the impacted fence.Oct 16, 2004 · Substantial damage