# Accident 20250727010899A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22T, Canadian Lakes, MI, July 27, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2025, 22:16 local time
- Place: Canadian Lakes, MI
- Airport: Canadian Lakes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5770° N, 85.2840° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5770&lon=-85.2840&mi=10
- Aircraft: N627WT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N627WT) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250727010899A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK DEER DURING TAKEOFF. PILOT CONTACTED GREAT LAKES APPROACH AFTER TAKOFF TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. GREAT LAKES APPROACH GAVE PILOT VECTORS TO GRAND RAPIDS (KGRR). PILOT ATTEMPTED TWO LANDINGS BUT ABORTED. PILOT SUCCESSFULLY LANDED ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT IN KGRR. AIRCRAFT WAS ESCORTED AND PARKED INSIDE A HANGAR.

UPON ARRIVAL THE AIRCRAFT WAS RESTING ON ALL 3 LANDING GEAR UPRIGHT POSITION. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE LEFT-HAND ELEVATOR AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACH POINTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT- HAND RUDDER SKIN AND SMALL DENT ON THE LEFT-HAND FLAP TRAILING EDGE. NO FUEL LEAKS AND NO EVIDENCE OF 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 CEN25LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA294), Jul 28, 2025: Cirrus SR22 (N627WT), Stanwood, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collision with a deer during takeoff.

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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