# NTSB ERA26LA333: Cirrus Design SR22, N521LM, Ashland, OH, September 7, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: September 7, 2026, 12:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place: Ashland, OH · Airport
- Coordinates: 40.902523, -82.256305
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9025&lon=-82.2563&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: 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: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203766
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA333
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203766/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA333

## Preliminary report

On September 7, 2026, about 1255 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22, N521LM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Ashland, Ohio. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot stated that during landing at Ashland County Airport (3G4), Ashland, Ohio, the airplane’s right brake did not operate. The left brake operated normally, and the airplane began to veer to the left. He kept the airplane on the centerline of the runway utilizing rudder controls; however, when the airplane slowed down it departed the left side of the runway and contacted two runway lights, which resulted in substantial damage to the wing and firewall. Examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed that the right brake disc was circumferentially fractured. The brake disc was retained for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 994 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 32 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: 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)
- [Landing-landing roll: 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)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N521LM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N521LM), registered now, S/N 2243, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 (NO SERIES)
- 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: 2243
- Year built: 2006
- Airframe hours: 1962
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 5, 2026
- Departed: OXB, Ocean City, MD
- Destination: Same as departure
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: 3G4, Ashland County, runway 01, 3,501 × 75 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Auto-pilot, Airframe parachute, ADS-B, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter: 30.20 inHg
- Observed at: MFD, 13 nm away
- METAR: METAR KMFD 071652Z 06007KT 10SM CLR 24/13 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP220 T02390128 $

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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