# NTSB ERA26LA044: Cirrus Design SR22, N508WH, Eastpoint, FL, November 17, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: November 17, 2025, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Eastpoint, FL · In Swamp Approx 50' East of Runway - Coordinates: 29.646205, -84.916622 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6462&lon=-84.9166&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: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 14, 2026 - 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): 202020 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA044 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202020/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202020 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA044 ## Probable cause The pilot’s loss of airplane control during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper recovery from an aerodynamic stall. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: angle of attack](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 990 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md) - [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) ## 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 purpose of the flight was to conduct practice instrument approaches at the departure airport before continuing to a nearby airport. The pilot reported that the glideslope for the practice approach appeared steeper than expected. During the approach, the pilot slowed the airplane, but became too slow, and attempted to accelerate to a normal approach airspeed. He noticed a gain in altitude and decided to abort the approach and initiated a go-around. During the go-around, the airplane pitched up and entered an aerodynamic stall. Due to the proximity to the ground, the pilot “pulled up” on the controls. The airplane then banked left, descended, and impacted terrain, which resulted in substantial damage to the empennage and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N508WH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N508WH), registered now, S/N 4603, built 2018 (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: 4603 - Year built: 2018 - Airframe hours: 787.6 - Engines: Continental Motors Inc IO-550-N68B 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Ram Air LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 10, 2025, 31.1 hours before - Departed: F47, Eastpoint, FL - Destination: AAF, Apalachicola, FL - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: F47, St George Island, runway 14, 3,339 × 65 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Angle of attack indicator, ADS-B, Airframe parachute, Auto-pilot, Data recorder, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 70; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed; last flight review September 25, 2025; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 908 total, 765 in this make and model, 762 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 29.98 inHg - Observed at: AAF, 7 nm away - METAR: METAR KAAF 171953Z AUTO 15008KT 10SM CLR 23/07 A2998 RMK AO1 SLP153 T02280072 $ ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 14, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202020. 19.6 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 17.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19706028&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ERA26LA044%206120.1%20Pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Mfr - 6120.1 follow up email (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 89 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19711447&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MFR%206120%20Follow%20Up%20N508WH_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� telephone interview, pilot (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 69 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19637621&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MFR%20N508WH%20Pilot%20Call%2011-17-2025_rev1_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigation photo array (item 4, PDF, 4 pages, 3 photos, 2.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19637762&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ERA26LA044%20Investigation%20Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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