# Accident 20210826022379A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Caldwell, NJ, August 26, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2021, 15:15 local time
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Essex County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8777° N, 74.2790° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8777&lon=-74.2790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N472CD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N472CD) (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: 123 total, 14 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA389) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210826022379A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/26/2021 AT APPROX 15:15 LOCAL TIME AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED RUNWAY 22 . UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING THE RUNWAY SIGNAGE AND LIGHTS COMING TO A STOP SOUTHEAST OF TAXIWAY B. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE.

THE PILOT STATES, "ON FIRST LANDING TOUCHED DOWN LEFT OF CENTER IN LOW WIND. AFTER THE PLANE ROLLED PAST TREES BLOCKING WIND, AN UNEXPECTED GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE PLANE LEFT AND WENT OFF RUNWAY".

NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  ATC REPORTED WINDS 030@6 KTS AND 10 MILES VISIBLITY.

THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY PRE-EXISTING MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS.

## 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 ERA21LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA389), Aug 26, 2021: Cirrus Design SR22 (N472CD), Fairfield, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions.

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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