20231011019279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SR22T · Martinsville, VA · October 11, 2023

Date: October 11, 2023 · 22:45 local
Place: Martinsville, VA
Airport: Blue Ridge
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N253BC
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA24LA007
Reported as: Cirrus Design SR22T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-550-K
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 758 total260 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N253BCRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR22TS/N 9143 · Built 2023 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22T Engine modelContinental TSIO-550-KReciprocating

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What happened

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

The aircraft was departing runway 31. Just after lift off the flaps were retracted from 50 degrees. The primary display blinked off momentarily and reappeared with a large banner saying taxiway. The voice alarm said taxiway!!! Taxiway!! The display on the MFD was completely orange with what appeared to be an auto pilot track turning directly left or south. The aircraft struck a row of trees the same heading as the runway. The aircraft turned to the right and back to the runway to land. The aircrft landed on runway 13. The aircraft was taxied off to the left of runway 13.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 31. JUST AFTER LIFT OFF THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED FROM 50 DEGREES. THE PRIMARY DISPLAY BLINKED OFF MOMENTARILY AND REAPPEARED WITH A LARGE BANNER SAYING TAXIWAY. THE VOICE ALARM SAID TAXIWAY!!! TAXIWAY!! THE DISPLAY ON THE MFD WAS COMPLETELY ORANGE WITH WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN AUTO PILOT TRACK TURNING DIRECTLY LEFT OR SOUTH. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A ROW OF TREES THE SAME HEADING AS THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND BACK TO THE RUNWAY TO LAND. THE AIRCRFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 13. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED OFF TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 13.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA24LA007Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMartinsville, VAThe pilot’s failure to maintain a positive climb rate after takeoff while distracted by primary flight display anomaly and terrain alerts. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to take off with the airplane over its maximum gross weight, which…Oct 12, 2023 · Substantial damage