# NTSB CEN22LA171: Cirrus Design SR22, N248G, Peyton, CO, April 8, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: April 7, 2022, 19:50 local (Apr 8, 2022, 01:50 UTC) - Place: Peyton, CO - Coordinates: 38.947656, -104.57201 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9477&lon=-104.5720&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 104929 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA171 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104929/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104929 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA171 ## Probable cause The pilot’s decision to not activate the runway lighting and misjudged the runway location, which resulted in a collision with a windsock. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: heading/course](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062047): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062047/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 82 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062047/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) - [Airport facilities/design: runway lighting](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017015): Environmental issues › Operating environment · Decision related to condition (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017015/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 18 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017015/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 38 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported he intended to land after sunset and did not activate the runway lighting. During final approach, the airplane collided with the airport windsock and landed next to the runway. During the landing roll the pilot maneuvered the airplane onto the runway and stopped on a taxiway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing when it impacted the windsock. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations and that he misjudged the runway location. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N248G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N248G), registered now, S/N 1261, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP 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: 1261 - Year built: 2005 - Airframe hours: 1861.2 - Engines: Continental Motors IO-550-N 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Halo LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 12, 2022, 15.3 hours before - Departed: CDC, Cedar City, UT - Destination: FLY, Peyton, CO - Airport: FLY, Meadow Lake Airport, runway 33, 6,001 × 60 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Airframe parachute, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## 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 June 26, 2021; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 200 total, 85 in this make and model, 151 as pilot in command, 23 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: 360° at 8 knots, gusting 16 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 37 °F, dew point 7 °F - Altimeter: 30.32 inHg - Observed at: KFLY - METAR: KFLY 080155Z AUTO 36008G16KT 10SM CLR 03/M14 A3032 RMK AO2 T00301141 ## 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 20220407004559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220407004559A), Apr 7, 2022: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Peyton, CO, Substantial damage. During an approach at dusk, aircraft struck a windsock prior to landing, landed to the side of runway and then came back onto the runway. Damage to left wing,… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 2, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104929. 6.0 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 4.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13676239&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - FAA inspector's statement (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 234 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13643147&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=FAA%20inspector%20statement_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� accident details (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 158 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13640751&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=2%20-%20Memo%20For%20Record%20-%20Accident%20Details-Rel.pdf - Photo (item 4, PDF, 1 page, 1 photo, 652 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13641471&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=3%20-%20Photo-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. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.