What happened
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On 11-17-2024 a Cirrus SR-22 approached Palm Springs international airport from the northeast under visual flight rules for the purpose of landing. Air traffic control (ATC) sequenced the aircraft for landing to runway 31R from a position westbound over the interstate 10. The aircraft was instructed to proceed direct to the point of landing on runway 31R rather than to fly a squared base leg to final approach, and advised 3 times by ATC of the Boeing 737 arriving to parallel runway 31L. During the third ATC traffic advisory, ATC issued the SR-22 a wake turbulence advisory for the arriving 737 that the SR-22 pilot acknowledged by reporting the other aircraft "in sight." The SR-22 continued on the direct flight path. The 737 touched down on runway 31R, after which the SR-22 pilot began a right turn to align with runway 31R during short-final approach. The SR-22 pilot stated that during the turn, the SR-22 encountered wake turbulence, that the SR-22 bank angle increased to "nearly 90 degress," and that control of the SR-22 was lost "despite full aileron deflection to the left." The SR-22 impacted the ground in the vicinity of runway 31R, resulting in a runway excursion to the north prior to the 1,000' touchdown zone markings. Photo evidence indicated substantial damage to the aircraft propeller, nose wheel landing structure (which departed the aircraft structure), the right main landing gear assembly, and right aileron. The right aileron appeared to be separated from the right wing at the aileron's inboard attachment point, and the control surface came to rest partially on the ground. The SR-22 pilot reported 2 aircraft occupants who sustained no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON 11-17-2024 A CIRRUS SR-22 APPROACHED PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FROM THE NORTHEAST UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FOR THE PURPOSE OF LANDING. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) SEQUENCED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING TO RUNWAY 31R FROM A POSITION WESTBOUND OVER THE INTERSTATE 10. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSTRUCTED TO PROCEED DIRECT TO THE POINT OF LANDING ON RUNWAY 31R RATHER THAN TO FLY A SQUARED BASE LEG TO FINAL APPROACH, AND ADVISED 3 TIMES BY ATC OF THE BOEING 737 ARRIVING TO PARALLEL RUNWAY 31L. DURING THE THIRD ATC TRAFFIC ADVISORY, ATC ISSUED THE SR-22 A WAKE TURBULENCE ADVISORY FOR THE ARRIVING 737 THAT THE SR-22 PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED BY REPORTING THE OTHER AIRCRAFT "IN SIGHT." THE SR-22 CONTINUED ON THE DIRECT FLIGHT PATH. THE 737 TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 31R, AFTER WHICH THE SR-22 PILOT BEGAN A RIGHT TURN TO ALIGN WITH RUNWAY 31R DURING SHORT-FINAL APPROACH. THE SR-22 PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TURN, THE SR-22 ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE, THAT THE SR-22 BANK ANGLE INCREASED TO "NEARLY 90 DEGRESS," AND THAT CONTROL OF THE SR-22 WAS LOST "DESPITE FULL AILERON DEFLECTION TO THE LEFT." THE SR-22 IMPACTED THE GROUND IN THE VICINITY OF RUNWAY 31R, RESULTING IN A RUNWAY EXCURSION TO THE NORTH PRIOR TO THE 1,000' TOUCHDOWN ZONE MARKINGS. PHOTO EVIDENCE INDICATED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER, NOSE WHEEL LANDING STRUCTURE (WHICH DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE), THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY, AND RIGHT AILERON. THE RIGHT AILERON APPEARED TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT WING AT THE AILERON'S INBOARD ATTACHMENT POINT, AND THE CONTROL SURFACE CAME TO REST PARTIALLY ON THE GROUND. THE SR-22 PILOT REPORTED 2 AIRCRAFT OCCUPANTS WHO SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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