# Accident 20231011019279A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22T, Martinsville, VA, October 11, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2023, 22:45 local time
- Place: Martinsville, VA
- Airport: Blue Ridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6308° N, 80.0183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6308&lon=-80.0183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N253BC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N253BC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22T (registry code 2130004, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-K (registry code 17410, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-K
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 758 total, 260 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231011019279A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA24LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA007), Oct 12, 2023: Cirrus SR22 (N253BC), Martinsville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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