# NTSB ERA09CA216: Cirrus Design SR22, N748CD, Atlanta, GA, March 18, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 18, 2009, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC) - Place: Atlanta, GA - Coordinates: 34.013053, -84.596946 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0131&lon=-84.5969&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi-from runway: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 22, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 73555 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA09CA216 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73555/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA216 ## Probable cause The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with a parked airplane. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Perception/orientation/illusion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02022000): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02022000/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02022000/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022000/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 224 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi-from runway: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that after landing while taxiing on the marked centerline through a non-movement area, he made a turn to the right and the right wing of his airplane contacted the engine cowling of a parked Cessna 150. He further stated that he thought that the wingtip of his airplane would clear the nose of the parked airplane. The Cirrus sustained a crack in the fuselage floor where the wing and fuselage are joined together. The airport manager reported that the Cessna was incorrectly parked temporarily by an airport tenant. The Cessna was parked with the nose of the airplane protruding over a taxi line of an area that is designated to be an obstruction free area. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated that after landing while taxiing on the marked centerline through a non-movement area, he made a turn to the right and the right wing of his airplane (Cirrus) contacted the engine cowling of a parked Cessna 150. He further stated that he thought the wingtip of his airplane would clear the nose of the parked airplane. The Cirrus sustained a crack in the fuselage floor where the wing and fuselage are joined together. The airport manager reported that the Cessna was incorrectly parked temporarily by an airport tenant. The Cessna was parked with the nose of the airplane protruding over a taxi line of an area that is designated to be an obstruction free area. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N748CD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N748CD), registered now, S/N 0086, built 2001 (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: 0086 - Airframe hours: 2853 - Engines: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 2008, 40 hours before - Departed: BAK, Columbis, IN - Destination: RYY, Atlanta, GA - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: RYY, Cobb County Airport ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 23; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review January 8, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 1,150 total, 20 in this make and model, 700 as pilot in command, 120 in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 39 °F - Observed at: RYY ## 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 20090318004139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090318004139A), Mar 18, 2009: Cirrus SR22, Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) On taxi-in at evening twilight, about 1800 local time, right wingtip of Cirrus SR22 (N748CD) struck nose cowl of Cessna 150 N60694, parked on east side… 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.