# Accident 20080320837909A: Cirrus SR22, Waxhaw, NC, March 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2008, 16:00 local time
- Place: Waxhaw, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9864° N, 80.7578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9864&lon=-80.7578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N615WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N615WM-2013-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR22
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 603 total, 27 in this make and model, 263 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080320837909A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA08FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA081), Mar 20, 2008: Cirrus SR22 (N615WM), Waxhaw, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering to land, resulting in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the tailwind.

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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