# Accident 20070311003339A: Cirrus SR22, Ocracoke, NC, March 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2007, 14:15 local time
- Place: Ocracoke, NC
- Airport: Ocracoke Island Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1011° N, 75.9631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1011&lon=-75.9631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N313L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N313L-2007-06-21) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 247 total, 247 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070311003339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ORF), VIRGINIA AT 1215 PM ENROUTE TO OCRACOKE ISLAND AND AIRPORT (W95), NC ON MARCH 11, 2007. THE PILOT WAS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE NORTH ON RUNWAY 060 AT (W95). THE PILOT MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO LAND, THE FIRST ATTEMPT WAS ABORTED WHEN THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND OF 30 KNOTS. DURING THE SECOND ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY 15 FEET FROM THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, FAR LEFT OF CENTERLINE 430 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 06, THE APPROXIMATE HEADING OF AIRCRAFT WAS 030 AND AT NO POINT WAS THE AIRCRAFT ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY HEADING DURING OR AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THE WINDS REPORTED BY THE PILOT WERE FROM 350 AT 40 KNOTS RESULTING IN CROSSWIND 40 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED BOUNCING FROM THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE TO THE LEFT MAIN TIRE THEN TO THE NOSE WHEEL FOR 350 FEET, IT THEN TRAVELED ONTO THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH THE GRASS FOR APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET UNTIL IMPACTING THE TREES/BRUSH, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 90 FEET ADJACENT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT SPUN 180 DEGREES COUNTER CLOCKWISE AND SETTLED WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT POINTING SOUTH.

## 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 ATL07CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA049), Mar 11, 2007: Cirrus Design SR-22 (N313L), Ocraacoke, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the aileron and rudder controls and inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during a crosswind landing resulting in a loss of 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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