# NTSB ATL07CA049: Cirrus Design SR-22, N313L, Ocraacoke, NC, March 11, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: March 11, 2007, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Ocraacoke, NC
- Coordinates: 35.101112, -75.963058
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1011&lon=-75.9631&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Greensboro FSDO-05
- NTSB case key (mKey): 65401
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL07CA049
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65401/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA049

## Probable cause

The pilot's improper use of the aileron and rudder controls and inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during a crosswind landing resulting in a loss of  directional control.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - aileron - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - crosswind
  - rudder - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - tree(s)

## Analysis

The airplane veered off the runway and collided with trees on landing.  The pilot was making a crosswind landing. The pilot stated that upon touchdown, the airplane started to veer to the left, and she did not apply enough right rudder and aileron. The airplane continued to veer to the left and she lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane went off the left side of the runway into the grass and collided with some trees and brush.

## Factual narrative

The pilot was making a crosswind landing. The pilot stated upon touchdown, the airplane started to veer to the left, and "she did not apply enough right rudder and aileron. The airplane continued to veer to the left and she lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane went off the  left side of the runway into the grass and collided with some trees and brush."

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N313L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N313L-2007-06-21), registration cancelled 2007-06-21, S/N 0840, built 2004 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cirrus Design Corp. SR-22
- Registry model: [Cirrus Design SR22](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (registry code 2130001) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 0840
- Airframe hours: 687
- Engines: Continental IO550-N 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Susan E. Ring
- Registered owner: Serf LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2006, 221 hours before
- Departed: KORF, Norfolk, VA
- Destination: W95, Ocraacoke, NC
- Airport: W95, Ocracoke Island Airport, runway 06, 2,999 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 247 total, 247 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 12 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter: 30.22 inHg
- Observed at: KHSE, 18 nm away

## 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 20070311003339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070311003339A), Mar 11, 2007: Cirrus SR22, Ocracoke, NC, Destroyed. (-23) The aircraft departed norfolk international airport (orf), Virginia at 1215 pm enroute to Ocracoke Island and airport (W95), NC on March 11, 2007. The…

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.

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