# Accident 20260331003449A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22T, Mt Pleasant, SC, March 31, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2026, 19:30 local time
- Place: Mt Pleasant, SC
- Airport: Raven'S Run Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8238° N, 79.8067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8238&lon=-79.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N778WT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N778WT) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 899 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260331003449A

## Narrative

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

DURING DEPARTURE, WHILE PERFORMING A SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF, A BUMP WAS FELT BY THE PIC FROM THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND A VERY SUDDEN AND HARD TURN TO THE LEFT. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ALONG THE VERTICAL AXIS WAS LOST, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT VEERING TO THE LEFT.  FULL RIGHT RUDDER WAS APPLIED AND ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED BY THE PIC IN AN ATTEMPT TO COUNTERACT THE LEFT-TURNING TENDENCIES. THESE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WERE INSUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA26LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA157), Mar 31, 2026: Cirrus Design SR22T (N778WT), Mount Pleasant, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with uneven terrain during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with water.

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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