# Incident 20260413004749I: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, St. Paul, MN, April 13, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2026, 01:50 local time
- Place: St. Paul, MN
- Airport: St Paul Downtown Holman Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9346° N, 93.0604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST PAUL DOWNTOWN HOLMAN FLD (STP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9346&lon=-93.0604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N124SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 556 total, 86 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260413004749I

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 0150 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OBTAINED THE AUTOMATIC TERMINAL INFORMATION SERVICE (ATIS), WHICH INDICATED CALM WINDS. THE PIC REPORTED THAT, BASED ON PRIOR EXPERIENCE CONDUCTING NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS TO THE RUNWAY, IT WAS COMMON PRACTICE TO MAINTAIN A SLIGHTLY HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL GLIDE PATH TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ALTITUDE AND TIME OVER A LAKE AND A TREATMENT FACILITY LOCATED NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE PIC RECOGNIZED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS HIGHER THAN INTENDED AND THAT THE AIRSPEED WAS DECREASING. THE STALL WARNING HORN ACTIVATED. IN AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT A HARD LANDING, THE PIC APPLIED ENGINE POWER; HOWEVER, THE STALL WARNING HORN CONTINUED TO SOUND. THE PIC THEN ELECTED TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND AND APPLIED FULL THROTTLE.

DURING THE GO-AROUND ATTEMPT, THE AIRPLANE’S LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, RESULTING IN A BOUNCE. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY ENTERED A NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PITCH ATTITUDE AND REGAIN AIRSPEED TO ESTABLISH A CLIMB.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RECOVER, THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN THE DIRECTION OF NEARBY BUILDINGS. THE PIC MADE CONTROL INPUTS TO RETURN THE AIRPLANE TOWARD THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. DURING THIS MANEUVER, THE PIC REPORTED THAT THE LEFT WING LOST LIFT AND BEGAN TO DROP. AS THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING MANEUVERED BACK TOWARD THE CENTERLINE, THE LEFT WING CONTINUED TO DESCEND AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK THE RUNWAY.

THE AIRPLANE MADE ADDITIONAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND BEGAN TO OSCILLATE ALONG ITS LENGTH BEFORE COMING TO REST.

AFTER THE AIRPLANE STOPPED, THE PIC SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE BY PULLING THE MIXTURE CONTROL AND TURNING OFF THE MAGNETOS. THE PIC CONFIRMED THAT THE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. THE OCCUPANTS THEN EXITED THE AIRPLANE AND NOTIFIED AIRPORT PERSONNEL, WHO SUBSEQUENTLY CLOSED THE RUNWAY.

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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