What happened
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On February 28, 2013 1500L, this office was notified that a Cirrus SR20, N135CD was pushed to the infield by winds while attempting to land at Mckinnon Airport (ssi) St. Simons island, GA.
At 1515L the Mckinnon Airport manager was contacted via phone call. He stated that the airport and surrounding area was experiencing severe air turbulence weather. He stated that the pilot informed him after the accident that the windy conditions caused him to lose control of the aircraft during landing on runway 22. The aircraft was blown by gusty winds to the infield on the LH side of runway 22. The aircraft had no passengers onboard and the pilot did not incur any injuries. No significant damage was done to the runways and the aircraft was not impeding normal operations of the airport.
On March 01, 2013 1300L, while at Mckinnon Airport, the pilot stated to me that on the day of the flight he was returning from hilton head island (hxd), SC. He was flying VFR and was aware of heavy wind conditions. He did experience gusty winds during the flight. While attempting to land on runway 22, a wind shear had caused the aircraft to float to the left side of the runway with the right wing up. He stated that he attempted to make a go around but was pushed again by winds to the left. At this time the wind forced the left wing tip to touch the grassy infield area and scrapped across taxiway A4. The pilot could not maintain control of the aircraft and was forced to land in the grassy infield area forward of taxiway A4. The landing gear, LH wing tip, RH flap, LH wing leading edge and engine compartment firewall had sustained severe damage.
Airport witness stated that she did see the aircraft, during the approach landing, fighting heavy winds but did not actually see when the accident occurred.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 28, 2013 1500L, THIS OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED THAT A CIRRUS SR20, N135CD WAS PUSHED TO THE INFIELD BY WINDS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT MCKINNON AIRPORT (SSI) ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA.
AT 1515L THE MCKINNON AIRPORT MANAGER WAS CONTACTED VIA PHONE CALL. HE STATED THAT THE AIRPORT AND SURROUNDING AREA WAS EXPERIENCING SEVERE AIR TURBULENCE WEATHER. HE STATED THAT THE PILOT INFORMED HIM AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT THE WINDY CONDITIONS CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 22. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN BY GUSTY WINDS TO THE INFIELD ON THE LH SIDE OF RUNWAY 22. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO PASSENGERS ONBOARD AND THE PILOT DID NOT INCUR ANY INJURIES. NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE RUNWAYS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT IMPEDING NORMAL OPERATIONS OF THE AIRPORT.
ON MARCH 01, 2013 1300L, WHILE AT MCKINNON AIRPORT, THE PILOT STATED TO ME THAT ON THE DAY OF THE FLIGHT HE WAS RETURNING FROM HILTON HEAD ISLAND (HXD), SC. HE WAS FLYING VFR AND WAS AWARE OF HEAVY WIND CONDITIONS. HE DID EXPERIENCE GUSTY WINDS DURING THE FLIGHT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22, A WIND SHEAR HAD CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLOAT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE RIGHT WING UP. HE STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A GO AROUND BUT WAS PUSHED AGAIN BY WINDS TO THE LEFT. AT THIS TIME THE WIND FORCED THE LEFT WING TIP TO TOUCH THE GRASSY INFIELD AREA AND SCRAPPED ACROSS TAXIWAY A4. THE PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS FORCED TO LAND IN THE GRASSY INFIELD AREA FORWARD OF TAXIWAY A4. THE LANDING GEAR, LH WING TIP, RH FLAP, LH WING LEADING EDGE AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIREWALL HAD SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE.
AIRPORT WITNESS STATED THAT SHE DID SEE THE AIRCRAFT, DURING THE APPROACH LANDING, FIGHTING HEAVY WINDS BUT DID NOT ACTUALLY SEE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
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