20250313008129I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR22T · Burbank, CA · March 13, 2025

Date
March 13, 2025 · 15:45 local
Place
Burbank, CA
Airport
Hollywood Burbank Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N737AP
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR22T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-550 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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 pilot was landing runway 33 at kbur in gusty cross wind conditions in VMC. On short final over the numbers the aircraft experienced a strong gust and turbulance, the pilot then elected to go around. After starting the go around the pilot experienced a sudden gust which caused the right wing to drop. The pilot maintained control and continued the go around. While being vectored for landing on runway 26 an aircraft on the ground reported that privacy data omitted might have struck the ground with the right wing tip. The pilot stated he did not feel any thing during the go around and continued for runway 26. He made a normal approach and landing on runway 26 with no issues. After landing he noted there were was a scrape on the right wing tip that was minor.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS LANDING RUNWAY 33 AT KBUR IN GUSTY CROSS WIND CONDITIONS IN VMC. ON SHORT FINAL OVER THE NUMBERS THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A STRONG GUST AND TURBULANCE, THE PILOT THEN ELECTED TO GO AROUND. AFTER STARTING THE GO AROUND THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN GUST WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TO DROP. THE PILOT MAINTAINED CONTROL AND CONTINUED THE GO AROUND. WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 26 AN AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND REPORTED THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MIGHT HAVE STRUCK THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT FEEL ANY THING DURING THE GO AROUND AND CONTINUED FOR RUNWAY 26. HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 26 WITH NO ISSUES. AFTER LANDING HE NOTED THERE WERE WAS A SCRAPE ON THE RIGHT WING TIP THAT WAS MINOR.