# NTSB CEN25LA351: Cirrus Design SR22, N45JN, Nora Springs, IA, August 28, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: August 27, 2025, 20:55 local (Aug 28, 2025, 01:55 UTC) - Place: Nora Springs, IA - Coordinates: 43.138906, -93.06571 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1389&lon=-93.0657&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 12, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 200900 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA351 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200900/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200900 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA351 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper decision-making for the attempted landing, which resulted in a runway overrun due to inadequate runway landing distance with a quartering tailwind. Contributing to the accident was the wet condition of the runway. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Aircraft capability: landing distance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061030): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Capability exceeded (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061030/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 68 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061030/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: brake](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Capability exceeded (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 297 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: wet surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 141 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/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) - [Action: incorrect action selection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 397 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); 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 pilot reported that while landing on a wet grass runway, the airplane touched down “a little long.” The pilot was unable to stop the airplane, and it departed the end of the runway surface into an agricultural field. He then attempted to avoid the agricultural vegetation off the end of the runway by turning the airplane to the left; however, the airplane entered a skid and subsequently impacted the vegetation which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported the airplane’s braking was ineffective due to the runway being wet and recently rolled. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing the airplane on runway 09 with wind from 230° at 6 knots. The calculated total landing distance required from the landing distance performance chart was 3,943 ft, which was 1,493 ft more than the available runway distance. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N45JN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45JN), registered now, S/N 0489, built 2003 (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: 0489 - Year built: 2003 - Airframe hours: 3358.9 - Engines: Continental IO-550-N 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 31, 2024 - Departed: PDC, Prairie du Chien, WI - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: 05IA, Spotts Field, runway 09, 2,450 × 70 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Auto-pilot, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Satellite tracking device, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Airframe parachute, Angle of attack indicator ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 59; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 31, 2024; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 2,760 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 2,660 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 230° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.07 inHg - Observed at: KMCW, 11 nm away - METAR: KMCW 280153Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM BKN100 21/17 A3007 RMK AO2 RAB07E44 SLP176 P0000 T02060167= ## 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 20250827013369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250827013369A), Aug 27, 2025: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Nora Springs, IA, Substantial damage. Aircraft exited turf runway end during landing roll out, causing right main gear to collapse. ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 12, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200900. 12.1 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 11.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19723770&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Doc%20-%20Nov%2015%202025%20-%207-29%20AM_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 870 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19725844&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf - Landing distance chart (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 154 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19723916&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Landing%20Performance%20Chart-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.