# NTSB ERA23LA150: Cirrus Design SR22, N740NG, Fernandina Beach, FL, February 17, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: February 17, 2023, 18:19 local (23:19 UTC) - Place: Fernandina Beach, FL - Coordinates: 30.612298, -81.462179 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6123&lon=-81.4622&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 106875 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA23LA150 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106875/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106875 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA150 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusting crosswind conditions, with resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a runway identifier sign. ## 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) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: 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) - [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); 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 after conducting an instrument approach, the airplane descended out of the clouds at an altitude of about 800 feet above the ground and the pilot had a clear view of the runway. The pilot described that the descent was “uneventful though blustery.” During the subsequent landing, while the airplane was slow and in a nose up pitch attitude, he encountered a sudden wind gust and the airplane subsequently struck a runway identifier sign. The airplane’s left wing and fuselage were substantially damaged during the collision. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N740NG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N740NG), registered now, S/N 2032, built 2006 (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-N](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (registry code 17215, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2032 - Year built: 2006 - Airframe hours: 1895 - Engines: Continental IO-550N 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Adroit Real Estate Holdings LLC - Registered owner: Adroit Real Estate Holdings LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 28, 2022 - Departed: FFC, Peachtree CIty, GA - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: FHB, Fernendina Beach, runway 22, 5,301 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot, Airframe parachute, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed, without waivers/limitations; last flight review November 4, 2022; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 446 total, 162 in this make and model, 151 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 18 knots, gusting 25 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,400 ft broken - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 29.99 inHg - Turbulence: Moderate - Observed at: KFHB - METAR: KFHB 172115Z AUTO 29018G25KT 10SM SCT027 BKN034 OVC042 22/19 A2999 RMK AO2 ## 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 20230217006789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230217006789A), Feb 17, 2023: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Fernandina Beac, FL, Substantial damage. One February 17, 2023 a pilot and two family members departed atlanta regional (kffc) in a Cirrus SR22 airplane heading to Fernandina beach (kfhb). The pilot… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 23, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106875. 3.2 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15391343&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120-p_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigative photographs (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15391785&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-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.