# Accident 20171020021579A: Cirrus CIRRUS-SR22, San Carlos, CA, October 20, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2017, 17:57 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5158° N, 122.2536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5158&lon=-122.2536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3636E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3636E-2021-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22T (registry code 2130004, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-K (registry code 17410, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS CIRRUS-SR22
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 114 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171020021579A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/20/2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:57 PDT, N3636E DEPARTED RUNWAY 30.  IN A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT, JUST AFTER ROTATION, HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT DIDN?T FEEL RIGHT SO HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, STRIKING A DITCH, AND GOING THROUGH THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE AND ONTO THE STREET.

## 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 WPR18LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA012), Oct 21, 2017: Cirrus Design SR22T (N3636E), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the Before-Takeoff checklist and properly set the flaps before takeoff, which altered the airplane’s flight characteristics, and the pilot’s failure to recognize the…

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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