# Accident 20090428857359A: Cirrus SR22, Cleveland, OH, April 28, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2009, 16:13 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cuyahoga County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5592° N, 81.4369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5592&lon=-81.4369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N504MD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N504MD-2012-08-21) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO550N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,344 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090428857359A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN09FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA267), Apr 28, 2009: Cirrus Design SR22 (N504MD), Mayfield Village, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while operating in instrument meteorological conditions due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inattention…

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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