# Accident 20230406013859A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Jesup, GA, April 6, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2023, 07:50 local time
- Place: Jesup, GA
- Airport: Jesup Wayne County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5522° N, 81.8697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5522&lon=-81.8697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911TK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N911TK) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 838 total, 838 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230406013859A

## Narrative

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

THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE COMPANY AND OPERATED BY THE COMPANY’S ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA AT ABOUT 0727 AND WAS DESTINED FOR JESUP-WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT (KJES), JESUP, GEORGIA. WEATHER OBSERVATION FOR KJES AT 0735 EDT, AUTOMATED, WIND CALM, VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE IN DENSE FOG, CEILING OVERCAST AT 1000 FT AGL, TEMPERATURE 17 DEGREES CELSIUS (C), DEW POINT TEMPERATURE 16 DEGREES C, ALTIMETER 30.23 INCHES OF MERCURY.

THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT (IIP) WAS ON FLAT, DRY, SANDY TERRAIN ON A HEADING OF 040° AND CAME TO REST ADJACENT TO THE IIP AT COORDINATES 31.55222, -81.86972. THERE WAS NO DISCERNIBLE WRECKAGE PATH; A FEW LIGHT ITEMS WERE THROWN ABOUT 15-20 FT NORTH OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE DURING IMPACT. GROUND SCARS WERE INDICATIVE OF A RIGHT WING LOW, NOSE LOW IMPACT WITH TERRAIN. THE ELEVATION AT THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS ABOUT 60 FT. THERE WAS NO FIRE.

## 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 ERA23FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA182), Apr 6, 2023: Cirrus Design SR22 (N911TK), Jesup, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in a loss of control while maneuvering for a visual landing in low…

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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