# Accident 20180316002582A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Palatka, FL, March 16, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2018, 10:30 local time
- Place: Palatka, FL
- Airport: Palatka Municipal - Lt. Kay Larkin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6583° N, 81.6836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6583&lon=-81.6836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N816CD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N816CD) (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: 252 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180316002582A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT THE PALATKA (29J) FLORIDA AIRPORT ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 16, 2018. AT THE SAME TIME, ANOTHER AIRCRAFT (N486DA) WAS ALSO CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO PRACTICE. POOR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS AND A FAILURE TO "SEE AND AVOID" RESULTED IN A COLLISION OVER THE RUNWAY 27 THRESHOLD AT ABOUT 30 FEET.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N486DA, Cirrus Design Corp SR20: [Accident 20180316013722A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180316013722A)

## 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 ERA18LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA109), Mar 16, 2018: Cirrus Design SR22 (N816CD), Palatka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Both pilots’ and the flight instructor’s failure to identify, see, and avoid the other airplane, which resulted in a midair collision.

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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