20260108000199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Philippi, WV · January 8, 2026

Date
January 8, 2026 · 12:41 local
Place
Philippi, WV
Airport
Philippi Barbour County Region
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N29UA
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA26LA088
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR22
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total1,000 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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.

Pilot chose to land on a 3275 foot runway at 79D . Landed in the last 557 feet of the runway and skidded off the end of the runway and runoff area then over the hillside.

The pilot did not consider going around until it was too late to execute.

There was a 7800 foot runway 11 NM away at ckb.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CHOSE TO LAND ON A 3275 FOOT RUNWAY AT 79D . LANDED IN THE LAST 557 FEET OF THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND RUNOFF AREA THEN OVER THE HILLSIDE.

THE PILOT DID NOT CONSIDER GOING AROUND UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE TO EXECUTE.

THERE WAS A 7800 FOOT RUNWAY 11 NM AWAY AT CKB.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.