# NTSB CEN26LA072: Cirrus Design SR22T, N53KH, Muleshoe, TX, December 18, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: December 18, 2025, 12:55 local (18:55 UTC)
- Place: Muleshoe, TX
- Coordinates: 34.185136, -102.64109
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1851&lon=-102.6411&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: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202240
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA072
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202240/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA072

## Preliminary report

On December 18, 2025, about 1255 central standard time, a Cirrus SR22T, N53KH, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Muleshoe, Texas. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. The pilot reported that the airplane departed runway 7 at Muleshoe Municipal Airport (2T1), Muleshoe, Texas. During the takeoff roll, about 50 to 55 kts, the airplane began to veer to the left. The pilot applied full right rudder, but the airplane continued to drift. He said that he had a slight vibration coming from the landing gear. He pulled back the throttle to abort the takeoff. Then the airplane pulled harder to the left. He put in full right brake and partial left brake to stop the airplane, but it continued left off the runway. During the runway excursion, the left wheel went over a drainage pipe, which caused the left gear to collapse and separate from the fuselage. The airplane came to rest on an embankment. Postaccident examination revealed that the left wing fuel tank was breached and fuel was leaking onto the ground. The airplane was retained for further examination. Reported wind at the time of the accident at Clovis, New Mexico, 23 miles northwest of the accident site was 060° at 15 knots gusting to 18 knots.

## 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)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53KH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53KH), registered now, S/N 8960, built 2022 (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: 8960
- Year built: 2022
- Airframe hours: 519
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: 53kwd LLC
- Registered owner: 53kwd LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 19, 2025
- Destination: GTU, Georgetown, TX
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: 2T1, Muleshoe Municipal Airport, runway 07, 5,100 × 60 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, ADS-B, Airframe parachute, Angle of attack indicator

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 15 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter: 30.12 inHg
- Observed at: KCVN, 26 nm away
- METAR: KCVN 181856Z AUTO 06015G18KT 10SM CLR 11/M11 A3012

## 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 20251218020669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251218020669A), Dec 18, 2025: Cirrus Design Corp SR22T, Muleshoe, TX, Substantial damage. On December 18, 2025, at approximately 1349, a cirus SR22 aircraft expierenced loss of directional control during the take roll on rwy 7 at 2T1, Muleshoe…

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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