# NTSB ANC25LA040: Cirrus Design SR22T, N797CK, San Luis Obispo, CA, May 23, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: May 23, 2025, 09:12 local (16:12 UTC) - Place: San Luis Obispo, CA · On airport - Coordinates: 35.236848, -120.64157 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2368&lon=-120.6416&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 200225 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC25LA040 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200225/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200225 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA040 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22T, 19 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2130004), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22T, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2130004), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22T, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2130004), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22T, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=2130004), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22T, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2130004), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, during takeoff, the airplane veered to the left. The pilot attempted to correct with opposite rudder. The airplane exited the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N797CK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N797CK), registered now, S/N 1694, built 2018 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22T - Registry model: [Cirrus Design SR22T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22t) (registry code 2130004) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-550-K](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-k) (registry code 17410, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1694 - Year built: 2018 - Airframe hours: 954 - Engines: Continental TSIO-550-K 1B 315 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Yale Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 22, 2025, 10 hours before - Destination: VUO, Vancouver, WA - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: SBP, San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, runway 29, 6,101 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Satellite tracking device, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, Stall warning system, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Data recorder, ADS-B, Airframe parachute, Angle of attack indicator, Auto-pilot ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 35; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 20, 2024; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 475 total, 241 in this make and model, 414 as pilot in command, 39 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 7 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 29.96 inHg - Turbulence: Unknown - Observed at: KSBP - METAR: KSBP 231556Z 28007KT 10SM CLR 17/07 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 T01720072 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20250523007349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250523007349A), May 23, 2025: Cirrus Design Corp SR22T, San Luis Obispo, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he was cleared for takeoff runway 29. Aircraft accelerated on runway centerline until 40-60 knots and then pulled left off centerline more than he… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 11, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200225. 4.0 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 3.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18835056&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ANC25LA040%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigative photographs (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 833 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18835818&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ANC25LA040%20Photos%202-Rel.pdf 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. 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