# Accident 20160515005359A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Pahokee, FL, May 15, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2016, 10:35 local time
- Place: Pahokee, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach Co Glades
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7842° N, 80.6933° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7842&lon=-80.6933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N463C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N463C-2016-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 457 total, 176 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160515005359A

## Narrative

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

A CIRRUS SR22, N463C, ATTEMPTED A TOUCH AND GO AT PAHOKEE, FL (PHK) ON RUNWAY 35 AT 10:35 ON 05/15/2016. PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING TIP IMPACTED THE GROUND 75 FEET WEST OF THE RUNWAY ASPHALT. THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED AROUND IN A CARTWHEEL FASHION CAUSING THE ENGINE, TAIL SECTION, RH MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE GEAR TO BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT AND THE PILOT ESCAPED  WITHOUT INJURY.

## 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 GAA16CA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA234), May 15, 2016: Cirrus Design SR22 (N463C), Pahokee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and lateral bank control during the aborted landing, which resulted in collision with terrain.

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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