# Accident 20130228003339A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, St. Simons, GA, February 28, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2013, 14:40 local time
- Place: St. Simons, GA
- Airport: Mckinnon Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1519° N, 81.3911° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1519&lon=-81.3911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N135CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135CD-2017-12-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130228003339A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA13CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA150), Feb 28, 2013: Cirrus Design SR20 (N135CD), Brunswick, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in a strong, gusting crosswind.

## Other reports on N135CD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20170905017619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170905017619A), Sep 5, 2017: Cirrus Design Corp SR20 (N135CD), Jacksonburg, WV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. 09/05/2017 - Wetzel county, WV: N135CD, SR20, ged-fgx, lost radio and radar with ckb. Presumed crashed. Subject of an alnot on 09/05/17. Per flight plan: 2 POB…

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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