# Accident 20240928014889A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Kill Devil Hill, NC, September 28, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2024, 17:18 local time
- Place: Kill Devil Hill, NC
- Airport: First Flight
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0154° N, 75.6711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0154&lon=-75.6711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1281F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1281F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24FA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA397) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240928014889A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA24FA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA397), Sep 28, 2024: Cirrus Design SR22 (N1281F), Kill Devil Hills, NC, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a go-around attempt, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control.

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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