# Incident 20250809012399I: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Grand Rapids, MI, August 9, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2025, 09:50 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Gerald R Ford International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8808° N, 85.5228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GERALD R FORD INTL (GRR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8808&lon=-85.5228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N133MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N133MC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360-ES (registry code 17160, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-es) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360-ES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250809012399I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 09, 2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 0945EST A CIRRUS SR20, REGISTRATION NUMBER N^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OWNED BY A FLYING CLUB LOCATED IN GRAND RAPIDS MI, AND PILOTED BY A CERTIFICATED PILOT (PIC) WITH ONE OTHER SOUL ABOARD, SUFFERED MINOR PROPELLER DAMAGE, DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT STRUT CASTINGS, A DING IN THE SKIN ON THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, AND A SCUFF MARK ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DUE TO STRIKING RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS AS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AT GERALD R FORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (GRR) RUNWAY 08L DURING LANDING TOUCHDOWN AND ROLL OUT. THE PIC WAS CONDUCTING PATTERN WORK AT GRR. WEATHER WAS REPORTED VFR WITH WINDS OUT OF 170 DEGREES AT 9-12KNOTS, WITH REPORTED GUSTS OF 19 KNOTS. DURING LANDING, THE PIC WAS STABLE AND ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE IN A SIDE-SLIP CONFIGURATION TO LAND WITH THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR FIRST.  UPON TOUCHDOWN, AS THE RIGHT WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, THE PLANE UNEXPECTEDLY STARTED TO WEATHERVANE TO THE RIGHT ON CENTERLINE, THE PIC INSTINCTIVELY RESPONDED WITH FULL APPLICATION OF THE LEFT RUDDER TO RE-ALIGN. IMMEDIATELY AS THE LEFT TIRE TOUCHED DOWN ALONG WITH THE NOSE, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD TO THE LEFT AND OFF THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT EXITED OFF THE RUNWAY, IT HIT SOME RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS. WHEN BACK ON THE RUNWAY, THE PIC NOTIFIED THE TOWER THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD GONE OFF THE RUNWAY AND HIT SOME LIGHTS.  THE PIC WAS ABLE TO TAXI BACK TO THE HANGAR WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL ISSUES.  THE PIC AND THE OTHER OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKAGE OR FIRE.  THE PIC SECURED THE AIRPLANE BY VERIFYING THROTTLE AND MIXTURE CLOSED, FUEL SHUTOFF OFF, MAGNETOS OFF AND BATTERY DISCONNECTED. NO INJURIES REPORTED AND NO DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER AIRCRAFT.

ON AUGUST 19, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45 THE FAA IIC ARRIVED ON SCENE TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE IIC MET THE FLYING CLUB MAINTENANCE OFFICER AND REVIEWED ALL AIRCRAFT RECORDS AND SURVEYED THE DAMAGE SUFFERED TO AIRCRAFT.  UPON INSPECTION IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE PROPELLER, LEFT AND RIGHT STRUT CASTINGS LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. PHOTOGRAPHS REVEAL THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO ALL. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED AND NO FOLLOW UP REQUIRED.

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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