# Accident 20220407004559A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Peyton, CO, April 7, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2022, 19:50 local time
- Place: Peyton, CO
- Airport: Meadowlake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9477° N, 104.5720° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9477&lon=-104.5720&mi=10
- Aircraft: N248G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N248G) (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: 200 total, 85 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220407004559A

## Narrative

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

DURING AN APPROACH AT DUSK, AIRCRAFT STRUCK A WINDSOCK PRIOR TO LANDING, LANDED TO THE SIDE OF RUNWAY AND THEN CAME BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO LEFT WING, LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB LEADING EDGE, LEFT FLAP, AND PROP. NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN22LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA171), Apr 8, 2022: Cirrus Design SR22 (N248G), Peyton, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to not activate the runway lighting and misjudged the runway location, which resulted in a collision with a windsock.

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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