20251018016989I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR22T · Louisville, KY · October 18, 2025

Date
October 18, 2025 · 12:48 local
Place
Louisville, KY
Airport
Bowman Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N721LM
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR22T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-550-K
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,688 total

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 flying with a CFI for proficiency training. He was attempting a takeoff but reported that the aircraft was not accelerating as expected during takeoff roll and aborted the takeoff. The pilot reported that he passed his decision point on the runway before reaching takeoff speed. The CFI stated that he heard a rumbling sound from the left rear and the PIC told him the aircraft would not rotate. When the brakes were applied to slow the aircraft it veered to the left, departed the runway surface, and stopped in grass off the runway. The pilot shutdown the aircraft and inspected the plane with no damage noted. The plane was towed to a hangar and parked. A mechanic inspected the brakes and found worn brake liners on the left brake. The mechanic replaced left and right brake rotors, pads, wheel clips, and bled the system. He tested the brakes and no further issues were found.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS FLYING WITH A CFI FOR PROFICIENCY TRAINING. HE WAS ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF BUT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ACCELERATING AS EXPECTED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE PASSED HIS DECISION POINT ON THE RUNWAY BEFORE REACHING TAKEOFF SPEED. THE CFI STATED THAT HE HEARD A RUMBLING SOUND FROM THE LEFT REAR AND THE PIC TOLD HIM THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT ROTATE. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT IT VEERED TO THE LEFT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE, AND STOPPED IN GRASS OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SHUTDOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND INSPECTED THE PLANE WITH NO DAMAGE NOTED. THE PLANE WAS TOWED TO A HANGAR AND PARKED. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND FOUND WORN BRAKE LINERS ON THE LEFT BRAKE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE ROTORS, PADS, WHEEL CLIPS, AND BLED THE SYSTEM. HE TESTED THE BRAKES AND NO FURTHER ISSUES WERE FOUND.