# Accident 20130201002912A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, College Station, TX, February 1, 2013 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 1, 2013, 08:04 local time - Place: College Station, TX - Airport: Easterwood Field - Damage: Substantial damage - Collision: Midair collision - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 30.5564° N, 96.5728° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5564&lon=-96.5728&mi=10 - Aircraft: N247RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N247RB-2026-03-26) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 4,492 total, 3,505 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA149) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130201002912A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON THE MORNING OF 02-01-2013, CIRRUS AIRCRAFT MODEL SR22, N247RB, DEPARTED AUSTIN EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (EDC) AT APPROXIMATELY 07:49 LOCAL FOR A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT IN COLLEGE STATION, TX. (CLL). AT APPROXIMATELY 07:25 LOCAL TIME, CESSNA AIRCRAFT MODEL CE-152, N91234, DEPARTED COLLEGE STATION, TX. (CLL) FOR A LOCAL PART 61 TRAINING FLIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT AND THE STUDENT WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT. THE CIRRUS AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING DIRECT FROM EDC AND WAS TRACKING FROM THE WEST. THE CESSNA WAS MANEUVERING, ON A TRAINING FLIGHT, APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH, BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 35OO'. AT APPROXIMATELY 8:04 LOCAL TIME THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED. BOTH AIRCRAFT WRE ABLE TO LAND WITH NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. POST EXAMINATION OF BOTH AIRCRAFT INDICATED THE FOLLOWING: THE CIRRUS AIRCRAFT HAD INDICATIONS OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE RUBBER FROM THE CESSNA TIRE, MID WINDSCREEN UNTIL THE WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN. DAMAGE CONTINUED THROUGH THE CIRRUS HEADLINER AND THE PASSENGER DOOR. THE UPPER 1/3 OF THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS MISSING. THERE WAS ALSO INDENTATION DAMAGE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. THE CESSNA 152 LANDED WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY ATTACHED AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEG. THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS NEVER LOCATED. IT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN SHEARED OFF AT THE AXLE ATTACH POINT. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE CESSNA 152. GPS DATA AND ATC RADAR DATA INDICATED THE TRACKING OF THE CESSNA AS A PRIMARY TARGET WITH NO TRANSPONDER FEED BACK. FOLLOWING THE COLLISION OF THE TWO AIRCRAFT, WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES, THE CESSNA TRANSPONDER WAS ACTIVE WITH A 1200 CODE. THE CIRRUS WAS EQUIPPED WITH TRAFFIC ALERTING EQUIPMENT BUT NEVER RECEIVED A WARNING. THE PILOT OF THE CIRRUS RECEIVED MINOR ABRASIONS ON HIS HANDS BUT THERE WERE NO OTHER INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WERE BOTH WITHIN THEIR REQUIRED INSPECTIONS EXCEPT FOR THE 91.413 INSPECTION ON THE CESSNA WHICH HAD EXPIRED JANUARY 31, 2013 AT MIDNIGHT. A COMPLETE TRANSPONDER CHECK WAS COMPLETED, POST ACCIDENT, BY A CERTIFICATED REPAIR STATION. THE RESULTS OF THAT CHECK/INSPECTION INDICATED THE TRANSPONDER SYSTEM WAS OPERATING PROPERLY. ## Other aircraft in the event - N93124, Cessna 152: no report for this aircraft; [N93124](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93124) is registered now ## 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 CEN13LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA149), Feb 1, 2013: Cirrus Design SR22 (N247RB), College Station, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s and commercial pilot’s failure to see and avoid the other airplane, which resulted in a collision during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.