# NTSB ERA10CA071: Cirrus SR-22, N609SR, Everglades City, FL, November 21, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 21, 2009, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Everglades City, FL - Coordinates: 25.8425, -81.387496 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8425&lon=-81.3875&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 23, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 75082 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10CA071 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75082/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75082 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA071 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the attempted go-around. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [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) - [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) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 74 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Approach-VFR go-around: 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) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he was conducting a short field approach to the 2,400-foot long runway. A witness who observed the accident stated that the airplane appeared "nose high and slow" over the runway threshold. The pilot stated that the airplane touched down "hard" and bounced twice. The pilot applied full power to conduct a go-around, the airplane "turned left," and then contacted a fence on the left side of the runway. The airplane came to rest in a grassy area and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. The nearest weather reporting facility, located approximately 27 nautical miles northwest of the accident site, reported winds from 140 degrees at 5 knots about the time of the accident. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated that he was conducting a short field approach to the 2,400-foot long runway. A witness who observed the accident stated that the airplane appeared "nose high and slow" over the runway threshold. The pilot stated that the airplane touched down "hard" and bounced twice. The pilot applied full power to conduct a go-around, the airplane "turned left," and then contacted a fence on the left side of the runway. The airplane came to rest in a grassy area and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. The nearest weather reporting facility, located approximately 27 nautical miles northwest of the accident site, reported winds from 140 degrees at 5 knots about the time of the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N609SR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N609SR-2010-01-22), registration cancelled 2010-01-22, S/N 2098, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR-22 - Registry model: [Cirrus Design SR22](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (registry code 2130001) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-550-N](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (registry code 17215, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2098 - Airframe hours: 385 - Engines: Continental IO-550-N42 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: RexAir Sales & Leasing LL, doing business as RexAir Service Center - Registered owner: Cirrus Aviation Leasing One LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 28, 2009 - Departed: FMY, Fort Meyers, FL - Destination: X01, Everglades City, FL - Airport: X01, Everglades Airpark, runway 15, 2,400 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; injuries: none; foreign, private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review January 11, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 600 total, 500 in this make and model, 540 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: APF, 27 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). - [Accident 20091121052029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091121052029A), Nov 21, 2009: Cirrus Desi SR22, Everglade City, FL, Destroyed. The pilot stated that he was conducting a short field approach to the 2,400 foot long runway. A witness who observed the accident stated that the airplane… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 29, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75082. 3.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 627 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40322744&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Pilot and Passenger Statements (item 2, .PDF, 196 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40322742&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20and%20Passenger%20Statements-Redacted.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 3, .PDF, 11 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40322789&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF - Photograph of Main Wreckage - RexAir (item 4, .PDF, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40322850&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photograph%20of%20Main%20Wreckage%20-%20RexAir-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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