# Accident 20091121052029A: Cirrus Desi SR22, Everglade City, FL, November 21, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2009, 11:12 local time
- Place: Everglade City, FL
- Airport: Everglade Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: X44S
- Location: 25.8425° N, 81.3875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8425&lon=-81.3875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N609SR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N609SR-2010-01-22) (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 DESI SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 288 total, 288 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091121052029A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CONDUCTING A SHORT FIELD APPROACH TO THE 2,400 FOOT LONG RUNWAY. A WITNESS WHO OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE APPEARED "NOSE HIGH AND SLOW" OVER THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCH DOWN "HARD" AND BOUNCED TWICE. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO CONDUCT A GO-AROUND, THE AIRPLANE "TURNED LEFT" AND THEN CONTACTED A FENCE ON THE LEFTSIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN A GRASSY AREA AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND BOTH WINGS WHEN THE FUSELAGE SPLIT IN HALF JUST BEHIND THE AFT BULK HEAD AND ROCKET COMPARTMENT. THE NEAREST WEATHER REPORTING FACILITY, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 27 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHWEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORTED WINDS FROM 140º AT 5 KTS. ABOUT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PIROTECHNICAL ROCKET WAS DISARMED AND REMOVED IN PLACE BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WITH EXPERIENCE WITH SUCH DEVICES.  ALL CABIN COLLITION BAGS DEPLOYED AS DESIGNED PRECLUDING ANY INJURY TO THE FOUR OCCUPANTS.

## 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 ERA10CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA071), Nov 21, 2009: Cirrus SR-22 (N609SR), Everglades City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the attempted go-around.

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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