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FAA accident report · Cirrus CIRRUS-SR22 · Church Hill, MD · April 20, 2016

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Date
April 20, 2016 · 21:30 local
Place
Church Hill, MD
Airport
Church Hill, Md
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N27ML
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16CA251
Reported as
Cirrus CIRRUS-SR22
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total25 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N27MLRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR22TS/N 1269 · Built 2016Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22TEngine modelContinental TSIO-550-KReciprocating

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What happened

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

On April 20, 2016, at or around 9:30 pm, ^Mr. Lesniowski^ was the pilot flying his SR-22. ^Mr. Lesniowski^ and his wife were the only persons in the aircraft. He landed on a grass strip on his property in Church Hill, Maryland. ^Mr. Lesniowski^ stated that he landed long and fast on the strip, which was wet. ^Mr. Lesniowski^ was unable to stop the aircraft which ran off the end of the grass strip across a road and into another open field where came to a stop. This was ^Mr. Lesniowski's^ first time landing this aircraft on this strip at night. There are no lights on this strip. The left main gear had damage, the pitot tube was broken off, the left flap had minor damage. There were no injuries.

After further examination from the repair facility, it was determined that there is more damage. The left main landing gear punctured a hole in an unrepairable section of the wing causing extensive damage. Also, there is damage to the prop.

Weather was not a factor: METAR kesn 210045Z 17005KT 10SM A3026

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 20, 2016, AT OR AROUND 9:30 PM, ^MR. LESNIOWSKI^ WAS THE PILOT FLYING HIS SR-22. ^MR. LESNIOWSKI^ AND HIS WIFE WERE THE ONLY PERSONS IN THE AIRCRAFT. HE LANDED ON A GRASS STRIP ON HIS PROPERTY IN CHURCH HILL, MARYLAND. ^MR. LESNIOWSKI^ STATED THAT HE LANDED LONG AND FAST ON THE STRIP, WHICH WAS WET. ^MR. LESNIOWSKI^ WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT WHICH RAN OFF THE END OF THE GRASS STRIP ACROSS A ROAD AND INTO ANOTHER OPEN FIELD WHERE CAME TO A STOP. THIS WAS ^MR. LESNIOWSKI'S^ FIRST TIME LANDING THIS AIRCRAFT ON THIS STRIP AT NIGHT. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS ON THIS STRIP. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR HAD DAMAGE, THE PITOT TUBE WAS BROKEN OFF, THE LEFT FLAP HAD MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

AFTER FURTHER EXAMINATION FROM THE REPAIR FACILITY, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS MORE DAMAGE. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR PUNCTURED A HOLE IN AN UNREPAIRABLE SECTION OF THE WING CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. ALSO, THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE PROP.

WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR: METAR KESN 210045Z 17005KT 10SM A3026

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 GAA16CA251Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChurch Hill, MDThe pilot's decision to land on an unlighted grass airstrip at night, resulting in landing long, a loss of directional control, and collapsed landing gear producing substantial damage to the landing gear attachment point and left wing.Apr 21, 2016 · Substantial damage