# Incident 20220322004069I: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Whiteville, NC, March 22, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2022, 16:15 local time
- Place: Whiteville, NC
- Airport: Columbus County Municipal Airp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3305° N, 78.7014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whiteville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3305&lon=-78.7014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N903RD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N903RD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,417 total, 210 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220322004069I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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