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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · North Ft. Myers, FL · April 19, 2015

Date: April 19, 2015 · 14:55 local
Place: North Ft. Myers, FL
Airport: Pine Shadows Airpark
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N88AX
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA15LA192
Reported as: Cirrus Design SR22
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total200 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N88AXRegistration cancelled Feb 23, 2018 · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 0711 · Built 2003 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

PIC stated that he had trouble finding the runway of the private airpark until he was one mile south west of runway 09 at 1000 feet AGL. PIC stated he "dive bombed" the runway with full flaps extended. The touchdown, approximately 1/3 down the runway was extremely hard, resulting in a very high bounce. PIC stated that he tried to add power to gain control of the airplane, however was unsuccessful. Due to the quartering tailwind, combined with the application of full power (left turning tendancy) the aircraft departed the north side of the runway, became momentarily airborn again, crossed the parallel taxiway, struck a pitts S-2 (N119JM) parked on a private residence ramp, struck two large palm trees, a residential house, two more trees before coming to a stop in the front yard of an airpark residental home.

The airplane was destroyed.

No fire, no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PIC STATED THAT HE HAD TROUBLE FINDING THE RUNWAY OF THE PRIVATE AIRPARK UNTIL HE WAS ONE MILE SOUTH WEST OF RUNWAY 09 AT 1000 FEET AGL. PIC STATED HE "DIVE BOMBED" THE RUNWAY WITH FULL FLAPS EXTENDED. THE TOUCHDOWN, APPROXIMATELY 1/3 DOWN THE RUNWAY WAS EXTREMELY HARD, RESULTING IN A VERY HIGH BOUNCE. PIC STATED THAT HE TRIED TO ADD POWER TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, HOWEVER WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. DUE TO THE QUARTERING TAILWIND, COMBINED WITH THE APPLICATION OF FULL POWER (LEFT TURNING TENDANCY) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, BECAME MOMENTARILY AIRBORN AGAIN, CROSSED THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY, STRUCK A PITTS S-2 (N119JM) PARKED ON A PRIVATE RESIDENCE RAMP, STRUCK TWO LARGE PALM TREES, A RESIDENTIAL HOUSE, TWO MORE TREES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP IN THE FRONT YARD OF AN AIRPARK RESIDENTAL HOME.

THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED.

NO FIRE, NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA15LA192Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFort Myers, FLThe pilot's improper decision to land the airplane with a quartering, gusting tailwind and his subsequent failure to flare the airplane and maintain directional control after it bounced, which resulted in a runway excursion.Apr 19, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N88AX · 1

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

Accident 20150419005779ALanding: Approach · Fort Myers, FLOn April 19, 2015, at 1855 local time, a Cirrus-22 on an unstable downwind approach to the runway at pine shadows airpark landed hard and control of the aircraft was lost causing the aircraft to strike trees, residential house and another aircraft. Visual…Apr 19, 2015 · Destroyed