# Accident 20060309005039A: Cirrus SR22, Scottsdale, AZ, March 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2006, 21:35 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6269° N, 111.9175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6269&lon=-111.9175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8141L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8141L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR22
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060309005039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRMAN LANDED AT NIGHT IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY TO THE LEFT (DOWNWIND) AND HIT A TAXIWAY LIGHT AND AN AIRPORT MARKING SIGN. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED DUE TO UNDER WING COMPOSITE STRUCTURE (HOLE).

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX06CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA128), Mar 10, 2006: Cirrus SR22 (N8141L), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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