What happened
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(-23) 12/01/07 Approx 1740 local the atlanta com center called and reported that a Cirrus SR22, N874SR, had crashed on landing and burned at the Hendersonville, NC airport. Hendersonville county sheriff officer privacy data omitted was on the scene. He stated that there were two people on board with no injuries. Officer privacy data omitted had gotten statements and took pictures. The pilot in command was privacy data omitted and the passenger was privacy data omitted (co-owner). privacy data omitted With the NTSB came on the conference call. The pilot privacy data omitted stated that "they departed mountain city, Tennessee (6A4) a little after 1500 local, VFR, flew to asheville, NC (avl), made 2 instrument approaches, an ILS and GPS to 16, then flew to Hendersonville, NC (0A7). They made a straight in approach, VFR, to runway 15. The wheels touched down in the first 1/3 of the runway and a gust of wind caused the left wing to come up, the aircraft rotated to the right and lost directional control. They came to rest on the centerline. The left gear collapsed and the nose gear partially collapsed right of cowling. The propeller hit the runway. The pilot privacy data omitted saw fire out of the cowling, left side. They exited through the respective doors and the pilot privacy data omitted went and got the fire extinguisher and unloaded the whole thing." Officer privacy data omitted conducted a telephone interview with an eyewitness, privacy data omitted who was working at the Hendersonville Airport the day of the crash and was the person that called 911. The report is included in the accident file. The airplane is insured through aopa. Both the PIC and the passenger have been through the Cirrus pilot course. The aircraft was purchased new and had 150+ hours on it. The pilot privacy data omitted stated that he had a flight review and instrument proficiency check some time in 2007. 12/02/07 coordination between the NTSB, privacy data omitted iic privacy data omitted and Cirrus representative privacy data omitted was made for an on scene investigation on 12/03/07. 12/03/07 iic privacy data omitted, ASI privacy data omitted and officer privacy data omitted met in Hendersonville. The officer's report and copies of the photographs were reviewed. Everyone went out on the runway and saw the touchdown mark and white paint from the right main wheel and wheelpant. Further down the runway there is another white paint mark that corresponds with the right wingtip striking the runway. The aircraft departed the runway as indicated by tire marks in the grass, left of the runway. The burned area on the runway was where the aircraft came to rest. Right wheelpant and right wingtip scrape marks correspond with the markings on the runway. 12/04/07 iic privacy data omitted spoke with the pilot privacy data omitted and obtained his total flight time, time in the Cirrus and for the past 90 days.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 12/01/07 APPROX 1740 LOCAL THE ATLANTA COM CENTER CALLED AND REPORTED THAT A CIRRUS SR22, N874SR, HAD CRASHED ON LANDING AND BURNED AT THE HENDERSONVILLE, NC AIRPORT. HENDERSONVILLE COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON THE SCENE. HE STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES. OFFICER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD GOTTEN STATEMENTS AND TOOK PICTURES. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND THE PASSENGER WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (CO-OWNER). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH THE NTSB CAME ON THE CONFERENCE CALL. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT "THEY DEPARTED MOUNTAIN CITY, TENNESSEE (6A4) A LITTLE AFTER 1500 LOCAL, VFR, FLEW TO ASHEVILLE, NC (AVL), MADE 2 INSTRUMENT APPROACHES, AN ILS AND GPS TO 16, THEN FLEW TO HENDERSONVILLE, NC (0A7). THEY MADE A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH, VFR, TO RUNWAY 15. THE WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN IN THE FIRST 1/3 OF THE RUNWAY AND A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO COME UP, THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED TO THE RIGHT AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THEY CAME TO REST ON THE CENTERLINE. THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED RIGHT OF COWLING. THE PROPELLER HIT THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAW FIRE OUT OF THE COWLING, LEFT SIDE. THEY EXITED THROUGH THE RESPECTIVE DOORS AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WENT AND GOT THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND UNLOADED THE WHOLE THING." OFFICER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONDUCTED A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH AN EYEWITNESS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO WAS WORKING AT THE HENDERSONVILLE AIRPORT THE DAY OF THE CRASH AND WAS THE PERSON THAT CALLED 911. THE REPORT IS INCLUDED IN THE ACCIDENT FILE. THE AIRPLANE IS INSURED THROUGH AOPA. BOTH THE PIC AND THE PASSENGER HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE CIRRUS PILOT COURSE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAD 150+ HOURS ON IT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE HAD A FLIGHT REVIEW AND INSTRUMENT PROFICIENCY CHECK SOME TIME IN 2007. 12/02/07 COORDINATION BETWEEN THE NTSB, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND CIRRUS REPRESENTATIVE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS MADE FOR AN ON SCENE INVESTIGATION ON 12/03/07. 12/03/07 IIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ASI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OFFICER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MET IN HENDERSONVILLE. THE OFFICER'S REPORT AND COPIES OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE REVIEWED. EVERYONE WENT OUT ON THE RUNWAY AND SAW THE TOUCHDOWN MARK AND WHITE PAINT FROM THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL AND WHEELPANT. FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY THERE IS ANOTHER WHITE PAINT MARK THAT CORRESPONDS WITH THE RIGHT WINGTIP STRIKING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AS INDICATED BY TIRE MARKS IN THE GRASS, LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE BURNED AREA ON THE RUNWAY WAS WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. RIGHT WHEELPANT AND RIGHT WINGTIP SCRAPE MARKS CORRESPOND WITH THE MARKINGS ON THE RUNWAY. 12/04/07 IIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SPOKE WITH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OBTAINED HIS TOTAL FLIGHT TIME, TIME IN THE CIRRUS AND FOR THE PAST 90 DAYS.
NTSB investigation
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