What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 31, 2011, N957CD, a Cirrus SR22, s/n 1835 was piloted by private pilot jason neely who lost control of the aircraft in a crosswind landing at the kinw airport, the aircraft was destroyed. The flight originated at the kapa airport destined for las vegas, NV. The pilot decided to fly south to avoid the winds over the rocky mountains. The pilot landed and refueled at klvs. The pilot decided to make another fuel stop at the kinw airport. The winds at the kinw airport at the time of the accident were reported to be from a nnw direction at 15-18MPH gusting to 25-28MPH. The pilot stated that he was on a stabilized approach to runway 29. He said he touched down the main landing gear at which time a gust of wind picked the plane up and slammed it back down on the ground. He stated he tried to regain control and another gust picked up the plane and pushed him off of the centerline at which time he applied full power to try and takeoff. He said he then lost control and the aircraft ended up hundreds of feet off the left side of the runway. Tail section of aircraft was broken off. Right main gear was broken off. Prop struck ground. Aircraft impacted a taxiway sign. Reexamination of pilot recommended.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 31, 2011, N957CD, A CIRRUS SR22, S/N 1835 WAS PILOTED BY PRIVATE PILOT JASON NEELY WHO LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT IN A CROSSWIND LANDING AT THE KINW AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE KAPA AIRPORT DESTINED FOR LAS VEGAS, NV. THE PILOT DECIDED TO FLY SOUTH TO AVOID THE WINDS OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. THE PILOT LANDED AND REFUELED AT KLVS. THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE ANOTHER FUEL STOP AT THE KINW AIRPORT. THE WINDS AT THE KINW AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE REPORTED TO BE FROM A NNW DIRECTION AT 15-18MPH GUSTING TO 25-28MPH. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON A STABILIZED APPROACH TO RUNWAY 29. HE SAID HE TOUCHED DOWN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AT WHICH TIME A GUST OF WIND PICKED THE PLANE UP AND SLAMMED IT BACK DOWN ON THE GROUND. HE STATED HE TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL AND ANOTHER GUST PICKED UP THE PLANE AND PUSHED HIM OFF OF THE CENTERLINE AT WHICH TIME HE APPLIED FULL POWER TO TRY AND TAKEOFF. HE SAID HE THEN LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP HUNDREDS OF FEET OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. TAIL SECTION OF AIRCRAFT WAS BROKEN OFF. RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF. PROP STRUCK GROUND. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A TAXIWAY SIGN. REEXAMINATION OF PILOT RECOMMENDED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.