20180528006199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Cedar Key, FL · May 28, 2018

Date: May 28, 2018 · 16:30 local
Place: Cedar Key, FL
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N269DW
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA308
Reported as: Cirrus Design SR22
Reported engine: Continental IO-550-N
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 900 total700 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N269DWRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2019 · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 1793 · Built 2006 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22 Engine modelContinental IO-550-NReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On may 28, 2018, at 1630 EST a 2006 Cirrus Design Corp, model SR22, aircraft N269DW crashed. The pilot stated on climb out he was at approximately 80? AGL when he hit a flock of birds and immediately lost control of the aircraft. There was no evidence of bird impact to the aircraft at the accident scene. The pilot?s final destination was ocala, FL. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage due to the aircraft contacting the water and subsequent water submersion. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated at Cedar Key airport on may 28, 2018.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 28, 2018, AT 1630 EST A 2006 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP, MODEL SR22, AIRCRAFT N269DW CRASHED. THE PILOT STATED ON CLIMB OUT HE WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 80? AGL WHEN HE HIT A FLOCK OF BIRDS AND IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF BIRD IMPACT TO THE AIRCRAFT AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE. THE PILOT?S FINAL DESTINATION WAS OCALA, FL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTING THE WATER AND SUBSEQUENT WATER SUBMERSION. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CEDAR KEY AIRPORT ON MAY 28, 2018.

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 GAA18CA308Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCedar Key, FLThe airplane’s collision with multiple birds during initial climb, which damaged the propeller and resulted in a subsequent aerodynamic stall because the airspeed could not be maintained.May 28, 2018 · Substantial damage