# NTSB CEN09IA438: Cirrus Design SR22, N708RW, Put-In-Bay, OH, July 3, 2009

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: July 3, 2009, 18:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place: Put-In-Bay, OH
- Coordinates: 41.639976, -82.819107 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6400&lon=-82.8191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 2010
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration, Cirrus Design
- NTSB case key (mKey): 74273
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09IA438
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74273/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74273
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09IA438

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Ability to respond/compensate (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md)
- [Experience/qualifications: qualification/certification](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031010): Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge · Pilot; cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031010/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 280 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031010/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 SR22, 35 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 94 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 32 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 113 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 40 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The airplane departed off the runway edge while landing with a prevailing crosswind. The pilot then taxied the airplane through rocks at high speed, where the propeller struck the ground/rocks. The pilot then proceeded to taxi through a drainage ditch where the propeller struck the ground/ditch multiple times while exiting the ditch. The pilot's airman medical certificate was expired at the time of the incident. Postaccident inspection of the airplane revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## Factual narrative

On July 3, 2009, at 1810 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus Design Corporation, SR22, N708RW, received minor damage when it veered off the runway and impacted terrain during landing at Put-In-Bay Airport (3W2), Put-In-Bay, Ohio. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and passenger were uninjured. The flight last departed from Akron Fulton International Airport, Akron, Ohio, at 1630. According to a police report, an officer of the Put-In-Bay Police Department contacted the pilot on July 6, 2009. The pilot stated to the officer that a "big gust" of wind blew the airplane off the runway. The pilot would not give the officer any further information pertaining to him or to the incident. The pilot stated that during the approach to runway 21 (2,870 feet by 75 feet, asphalt), which had a displaced threshold of 657 feet, he performed a go-around after a report of wind conditions by a preceding airplane. During the second landing attempt, the airplane reportedly experienced wind sheer and turbulence that "pushed" the airplane off the runway where it rolled into the grass and at one point the propeller "touched" the ground. The pilot taxied the airplane back onto the runway and parked the airplane. The airplane's short final approach ground speed was approximately 82 knots. After touchdown, the airplane departed the left side and traversed the area adjacent to the runway. The airplane ground speed was approximately 78 knots abeam the center of the runway and decelerated to approximately 8 knots where the airplane then crossed over the departure end of the runway. The airplane then taxied along the taxiway to the airplane parking area. According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the pilot taxied the airplane through rocks at high speed, and upon exiting the rock area, the propeller struck the ground/rocks. The pilot then proceeded to taxi through a drainage ditch where the propeller struck the ground/ditch multiple times while exiting the ditch. The airplane propeller and landing gear wheel fairings were damaged. Post accident inspection of the airplane revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot's airman medical certificate was expired at the time of the incident.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N708RW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N708RW), registered now, S/N 0514, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cirrus Design Corporation SR22
- 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: 5140
- Airframe hours: 595
- Engines: Teledyne Continental Motors IO-500-N 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Pilot
- Registered owner: Catalina Aviation Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 15, 2008
- Departed: AKR, Akron, OH
- Destination: 3W2, Put In Bay, OH
- Airport: 3W2, Put In Bay Airport, runway 21, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; seat: left; flight hours: 850 total, 650 in this make and model, 700 as pilot in command, 0 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 9 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 7,500 ft overcast
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 30.03 inHg
- Observed at: TDZ, 30 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).

- [Incident 20090703017889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090703017889I), Jul 3, 2009: Robsin R22, Put In Bay, OH, Minor damage. (-23) Landed aircraft long, lost directional control ran off runway, thru rock pile, then taxied thru a drainage ditch.

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 5, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74273. 1.1 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 625 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40320287&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF
- Weather Information (item 2, .PDF, 107 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40320288&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Information-Master.PDF
- Statement of Party Representatives to NTSB Investigation (item 3, .PDF, 404 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40320289&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Statement%20of%20Party%20Representatives%20to%20NTSB%20Investigation-Master.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. Compare the reported make and model.

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