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FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Whiteville, NC · March 22, 2022

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Date
March 22, 2022 · 16:15 local
Place
Whiteville, NC
Airport
Columbus County Municipal Airp
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N903RD
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR22
Reported engine
Continental IO-550-N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,417 total210 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days
N903RDRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 4709 · Built 2018Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22Engine modelContinental IO-550-NReciprocating

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What happened

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

On March 22, 2022 at 2015 UTC, a Cirrus SR22 (N903RD) veered off the right side of the runway during landing. Damage was sustained to the landing gear, cowling, and propeller due to going across a ditch in the grass. During the investigation, the pilot (instructor) said that there was a strong crosswind and that caused the incident. The student said that during the flare, the instructor took the controls. The student said that he was watching the instructor when the aircraft pitched up aggressively and the instructor applied full power. The student said that when he looked out the window, he could only see sky at first and when the nose came down, they were angled 45 degrees to the right and touched down firmly. They then went through the grass and across the ditch. In reviewing the METAR weather data for the day, the winds were about 30 to 40 degrees off the runway centerline from the left at about 12 knots gusting up to 15. This would be about a 7 to 10 knot crosswind. The root cause of the incident seems to be the instructors decision to take the controls during the landing flare at a slow speed and the loss of control of the aircraft. Contributing factors could have been caused by the crosswind.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 22, 2022 AT 2015 UTC, A CIRRUS SR22 (N903RD) VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE LANDING GEAR, COWLING, AND PROPELLER DUE TO GOING ACROSS A DITCH IN THE GRASS. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THE PILOT (INSTRUCTOR) SAID THAT THERE WAS A STRONG CROSSWIND AND THAT CAUSED THE INCIDENT. THE STUDENT SAID THAT DURING THE FLARE, THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS. THE STUDENT SAID THAT HE WAS WATCHING THE INSTRUCTOR WHEN THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AGGRESSIVELY AND THE INSTRUCTOR APPLIED FULL POWER. THE STUDENT SAID THAT WHEN HE LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW, HE COULD ONLY SEE SKY AT FIRST AND WHEN THE NOSE CAME DOWN, THEY WERE ANGLED 45 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND TOUCHED DOWN FIRMLY. THEY THEN WENT THROUGH THE GRASS AND ACROSS THE DITCH. IN REVIEWING THE METAR WEATHER DATA FOR THE DAY, THE WINDS WERE ABOUT 30 TO 40 DEGREES OFF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE FROM THE LEFT AT ABOUT 12 KNOTS GUSTING UP TO 15. THIS WOULD BE ABOUT A 7 TO 10 KNOT CROSSWIND. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT SEEMS TO BE THE INSTRUCTORS DECISION TO TAKE THE CONTROLS DURING THE LANDING FLARE AT A SLOW SPEED AND THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE CROSSWIND.