What happened
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On 12/30/2025 an SR20 departed Triangle North Executive Airport (klhz) at 1430Z/ 0930 EST for pattern practice at klhz. There were no passengers on board. The pilot reported that he experienced a gust of wind while landing runway 23. Weather reports obtained show at 0935, winds 28009G16KT. The aircraft veered left into the grass and impacted an embankment resulting in substantial damage, including damage to the propeller, wings, gears, and fusealage. Skid marks were observed veering left off the approach end of runway 23, leading to a tire trail through the grass to the PAPI lights and up the hill embankment where the aircraft was found. The aircraft sustained significant damage to its left wing and all landing gear assemblies. Upon impact with a PAPI light, the left wing's fuel cell was ruptured. The nose landing gear detached upon hitting the embankment, and propeller damage indicated the engine was running at the time of impact. The impact force was sufficient to deploy the seat belt airbags. The pilot's last flight in the SR20 was logged on 10/13/2025 with 12.9 hours total dual received in the aircraft. The pilot obtained a private pilot certificate 2 days prior to the accident in a PA-28-181 and stated that his training had been done primarily in a PA-28-181. The SR20 has a Continental IO-360-ES engine and has been derated to 200HP.
As the FAA filed it
ON 12/30/2025 AN SR20 DEPARTED TRIANGLE NORTH EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KLHZ) AT 1430Z/ 0930 EST FOR PATTERN PRACTICE AT KLHZ. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND WHILE LANDING RUNWAY 23. WEATHER REPORTS OBTAINED SHOW AT 0935, WINDS 28009G16KT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT INTO THE GRASS AND IMPACTED AN EMBANKMENT RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, INCLUDING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, WINGS, GEARS, AND FUSEALAGE. SKID MARKS WERE OBSERVED VEERING LEFT OFF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 23, LEADING TO A TIRE TRAIL THROUGH THE GRASS TO THE PAPI LIGHTS AND UP THE HILL EMBANKMENT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ITS LEFT WING AND ALL LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES. UPON IMPACT WITH A PAPI LIGHT, THE LEFT WING'S FUEL CELL WAS RUPTURED. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DETACHED UPON HITTING THE EMBANKMENT, AND PROPELLER DAMAGE INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE IMPACT FORCE WAS SUFFICIENT TO DEPLOY THE SEAT BELT AIRBAGS. THE PILOT'S LAST FLIGHT IN THE SR20 WAS LOGGED ON 10/13/2025 WITH 12.9 HOURS TOTAL DUAL RECEIVED IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT OBTAINED A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE 2 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT IN A PA-28-181 AND STATED THAT HIS TRAINING HAD BEEN DONE PRIMARILY IN A PA-28-181. THE SR20 HAS A CONTINENTAL IO-360-ES ENGINE AND HAS BEEN DERATED TO 200HP.
NTSB investigation
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