20240928014889A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Kill Devil Hill, NC · September 28, 2024

Date
September 28, 2024 · 17:18 local
Place
Kill Devil Hill, NC
Airport
First Flight
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1281F
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA24FA397
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR22
Reported engine
Continental IO-550-N
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
5
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
650 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The aircraft departed kmqi airport, destination kffa airport. Upon entering the traffic pattern at kffa, which has a right traffic pattern, the pilot flew a left traffic pattern. The pilot was attempting a second landing after a go around on the First attempt. They initiated another go around, the pilot failed to maintain proper airspeed resulting in a stall. The aircraft made contact with the trees to the left side of the runway and was consumed by fire.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KMQI AIRPORT, DESTINATION KFFA AIRPORT. UPON ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT KFFA, WHICH HAS A RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE PILOT FLEW A LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A SECOND LANDING AFTER A GO AROUND ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THEY INITIATED ANOTHER GO AROUND, THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED RESULTING IN A STALL. THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE TREES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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