What happened
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One February 17, 2023 a pilot and two family members departed atlanta regional (kffc) in a Cirrus SR22 airplane heading to Fernandina beach (kfhb). The pilot noted cloudy conditions upon approach, checked the weather on AWOS frequency. The pilot stated the decent was blustery and broke through the clouds at about 800 ft and could clearly see the runway. During the final landing phase, slow and nose up a sudden gust of wind blew the aircraft into the runway sign rwy 27. There was extensive composite damage to the aircraft underwings and carry through as well as the fuselage at the firewall. There were no injuries.
Spoke with several operations inspectors and it is their opinion that the weather was the major cause of this accident and that no corrective action was needed for the pilot
As the FAA filed it
ONE FEBRUARY 17, 2023 A PILOT AND TWO FAMILY MEMBERS DEPARTED ATLANTA REGIONAL (KFFC) IN A CIRRUS SR22 AIRPLANE HEADING TO FERNANDINA BEACH (KFHB). THE PILOT NOTED CLOUDY CONDITIONS UPON APPROACH, CHECKED THE WEATHER ON AWOS FREQUENCY. THE PILOT STATED THE DECENT WAS BLUSTERY AND BROKE THROUGH THE CLOUDS AT ABOUT 800 FT AND COULD CLEARLY SEE THE RUNWAY. DURING THE FINAL LANDING PHASE, SLOW AND NOSE UP A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE RUNWAY SIGN RWY 27. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE COMPOSITE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT UNDERWINGS AND CARRY THROUGH AS WELL AS THE FUSELAGE AT THE FIREWALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
SPOKE WITH SEVERAL OPERATIONS INSPECTORS AND IT IS THEIR OPINION THAT THE WEATHER WAS THE MAJOR CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT AND THAT NO CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NEEDED FOR THE PILOT
NTSB investigation
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