# Accident 20250822010879A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22T, Fargo, ND, August 22, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2025, 15:24 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Hector International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9270° N, 96.8159° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9270&lon=-96.8159&mi=10
- Aircraft: N561RT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N561RT) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,627 total, 199 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA338) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250822010879A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT UNDER GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) REPORTED THAT A WIND GUST LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, CAUSING IT TO VEER LEFT OFF COURSE. DESPITE INITIATING A GO-AROUND, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND ALTITUDE, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING THE GROUND NEXT TO THE RUNWAY AND COMING TO REST IN THE GRASS.

WINDS WERE REPORTED AS GUSTING TO 23 KNOTS.  THE CIRRUS SR22T HAS A MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND COMPONENT OF 21 KNOTS.

## 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 CEN25LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA338), Aug 22, 2025: Cirrus Design SR22T (N561RT), Fargo, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a gusting crosswind. Contributing to the accident was the closure of the wind aligned runway 27.

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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