What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Cirrus N504MD departed cgf April 28 2009 at 1612 eastern daylight time (EDT). The aircraft was destroyed approximately 4 minutes later near mayfield village Ohio, during a collision with trees, terrain, and a post impact fire at 1615 EDT. Radar track and altitude date indicates the aircraft entered into a series of abrupt, heading and airspeed changes shortly after entering the overcast. Electronic data recovered from the primary flight display (PFD) and witness statements support the initial ATC radar data. A witness statement reported that the aircraft flew over his car at about 150 feet and banked rapidly left and dove into the ground. Cgf weather at 1616 ETD:overcast at 200 feet AGL; 4 miles visibility in light rain and mist;wind 080 at 8 knots; temp 7 degrees; dewpoint 6 degrees. The aircraft was fragmented and the fuselage had been consumed by a post impact fire. The empennage, wings, and control surfaces were located at the accident site. Continuity of the flight control system was verified intact. Elctronic date recovered from the PFD indicates engine operation as consistent and normal for this phase of flight. Post accident teardown of he engine and accessories finds no anomalies.
As the FAA filed it
CIRRUS N504MD DEPARTED CGF APRIL 28 2009 AT 1612 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT). THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED APPROXIMATELY 4 MINUTES LATER NEAR MAYFIELD VILLAGE OHIO, DURING A COLLISION WITH TREES, TERRAIN, AND A POST IMPACT FIRE AT 1615 EDT. RADAR TRACK AND ALTITUDE DATE INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED INTO A SERIES OF ABRUPT, HEADING AND AIRSPEED CHANGES SHORTLY AFTER ENTERING THE OVERCAST. ELECTRONIC DATA RECOVERED FROM THE PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY (PFD) AND WITNESS STATEMENTS SUPPORT THE INITIAL ATC RADAR DATA. A WITNESS STATEMENT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FLEW OVER HIS CAR AT ABOUT 150 FEET AND BANKED RAPIDLY LEFT AND DOVE INTO THE GROUND. CGF WEATHER AT 1616 ETD:OVERCAST AT 200 FEET AGL; 4 MILES VISIBILITY IN LIGHT RAIN AND MIST;WIND 080 AT 8 KNOTS; TEMP 7 DEGREES; DEWPOINT 6 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FRAGMENTED AND THE FUSELAGE HAD BEEN CONSUMED BY A POST IMPACT FIRE. THE EMPENNAGE, WINGS, AND CONTROL SURFACES WERE LOCATED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. CONTINUITY OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM WAS VERIFIED INTACT. ELCTRONIC DATE RECOVERED FROM THE PFD INDICATES ENGINE OPERATION AS CONSISTENT AND NORMAL FOR THIS PHASE OF FLIGHT. POST ACCIDENT TEARDOWN OF HE ENGINE AND ACCESSORIES FINDS NO ANOMALIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.