# Accident 20260904012299A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, California, MD, September 4, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2026, 13:00 local time
- Place: California, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3157° N, 76.5522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3157&lon=-76.5522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N187PH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N187PH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360-ES (registry code 17160, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-es) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260904012299A

## Narrative

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

OCCURRENCE ON 4 SEP 26 @ K2W6 (1653Z)

REPORTED TO DCA FSDO 11 SEP 2026

INVESTIGATED AIRCRAFT @ 2W6 ON 14 SEP 2026

ON 11 SEP 2026 THE DC FSDO RECEIVED A REPORT OF AN INCIDENT/ACCIDENT AT 2W6 IN ST MARY'S MD THAT OCCURRED ON 4 SEP 2026.  THE CALLED WAS PLACED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AT CHESTER COUNTY AVIATION. SHE TRAVELLED TO 2W6 ON THE DAY OF THE OCCURRENCE AND WAS ABLE TO GATHER INFORMATION FROM THE PILOT (MICHAEL H. MARTIN) INVOLVED. SHE PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN HER REPORT TO THE DC FSDO.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SR20, WAS LANDING ON 11 AT 2W6 AND LANDED LONG.  TO AVOID RUNNING OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE RUNWAY AT THE LAST AVAILABLE TAXIWAY AT THE 29 END.  HE WAS CARRYING TOO MUCH SPEED AND WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE TURN OFF AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY/TAXIWAY AND CONTACTED A TAXIWAY SIGN.  THE PITOT PROBE ON THE LEFT WING WAS DETACHED AND THE PROPELLOR STRUCK THE GROUND WHILE THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING.  AFTER ENGINE STOPPAGE THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER PUSHED THE PLANE BACK FROM THE SIGN AND RESTARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND CONTINUED TO TAXI TO THE RAMP.  ACCORDING TO THE OWNER OF RCS SERVICES ON THE FIELD, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WENT TO LUNCH.

THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RETURNED FROM LUNCH AND PERFORMED A HIGH SPEED TAXI ON RUNWAY 29.  UPON REACHING THE 11 END OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT TRIED TO TURN ONTO THE LAST AVAILABLE TAXIWAY TO DEPART THE RUNWAY AND DEPARTED THE TAXIWAY RUNWAY INTO THE TAXIWAY SIGN.  THIS RESULTED IN A HOLE ON THE RIGHT WING JUST FORWARD OF THE TIE DOWN EYELET AND JUST UNDER THE LEADING EDGE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE WING.  ACCORDING TO THE AIRCRAFT OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE HOLE IS ENOUGH DAMAGE TO TOTAL THE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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- [NTSB ERA26LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA343), Sep 4, 2026: Cirrus Design SR20 (N187PH), California, MD, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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