# Accident 20250424005219A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22T, Fullerton, CA, April 24, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2025, 17:40 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8720° N, 117.9798° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8720&lon=-117.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N415DG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N415DG) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 360 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250424005219A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A PERSONAL PROFICIENCY FLIGHT WITHIN THE FULLERTON AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE PILOT ELECTED TO PRACTICE A 180° POWER-OFF APPROACH AND LANDING. THE PILOT CONTACTED THE TOWER REQUESTING A SHORT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24 AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THREE-QUARTERS DOWN RUNWAY 24 AROUND TAXI EXIT ECHO AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL SPEED ON A 3,121 FEET RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE AVAILABLE RUNWAY LENGTH AND SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON A GRASSY AREA BEYOND THE RUNWAY AND SHEARED OFF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, BROKE OFF 1 OF 3 PROPELLER BLADES, DAMAGED THE LOWER COWLING, AND BUCKLED THE LOWER PORTION OF THE FIREWALL. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO ASSISTANCE WITH MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 WPR25LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA157), Apr 25, 2025: Cirrus Design SR22T (N415DG), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with terrain.

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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