# Accident 20111215028099A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Farmville, VA, December 15, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2011, 19:40 local time
- Place: Farmville, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3544° N, 78.4361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3544&lon=-78.4361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N788SR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N788SR) (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 DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 543 in this make and model, 201 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111215028099A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CORRECT GLIDE PATH, COLLIDED WITH OBSTRUCTIONS AND LANDED SHORT.

## 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 ERA12CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA110), Dec 16, 2011: Cirrus Design SR22 (N788SR), Farmville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain the proper approach path, which resulted in a runway undershoot.

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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