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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cirrus SR22 · Waxhaw, NC · March 20, 2008

Date
March 20, 2008 · 16:00 local
Place
Waxhaw, NC
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N615WM
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA08FA081
Reported as
Cirrus SR22
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
603 total27 in this make and model263 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft was observed in a low steep turn to final approach, the nose pitched down, impacting trees and the ground in a wooded area between a subdivison and the airport.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED IN A LOW STEEP TURN TO FINAL APPROACH, THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN, IMPACTING TREES AND THE GROUND IN A WOODED AREA BETWEEN A SUBDIVISON AND THE AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

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