# NTSB LAX08CA189: Cirrus Design SR22, N877CM, Laramie, WY, June 24, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 24, 2008, 09:35 local (15:35 UTC) - Place: Laramie, WY - Coordinates: 41.30722, -105.671669 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3072&lon=-105.6717&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 July 30, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 68273 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX08CA189 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68273/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA189 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to attain and maintain an adequate airspeed during a go around, that resulted in a stall/mush. Contributing to the accident was the tailwind condition. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 24 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/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) - [Wind: tailwind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Not specified (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 594 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: runway/taxi/approach light](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022012): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022012/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 106 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022012/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: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 19 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) - [Uncontrolled descent: 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 performed a normal landing approach and said he flew over the numbers at his normal airspeed of 77 knots. The airplane floated as the pilot began the flare, and he noticed that the ground speed was very fast. He continued the flare and realized that the airplane was about 10 to 15 feet above the runway when the stall warning horn sounded. The pilot applied full power and right rudder to perform a go-around, but the airplane did not climb as expected and drifted to the left. He also added right aileron control inputs to maintain airplane control, but the airplane continued to descend, and the left wing touched the ground and hit a taxiway light. The airplane veered off the runway and impacted the ground before coming to rest upright. The winds at the time were from 220 degrees at 6 knots. ## Factual narrative In a written statement, the pilot reported that he performed a normal landing approach to runway 12 at Laramie Regional Airport. As the airplane entered the traffic pattern, the pilot indicated he was a little high, but at pattern altitude as he came abeam the runway approach end. Upon turning to final approach, he added the final flaps. He was on the glide path at the normal airspeed and crossed over the runway numbers at 77 knots. The airplane floated as he began the flare, and he noticed that the ground speed was very fast. The pilot continued the flare "as normal" when the stall warning horn sounded. He looked down and saw that the airplane was about 10 to 15 feet above the runway. He applied full power and right rudder to perform a go-around, but the airplane did not climb as expected and drifted to the left. He also added right aileron control inputs to maintain airplane control, but there were no positive results from the manipulation of the aileron. The airplane continued to descend, and the left wing touched the ground and hit a taxiway light. The airplane exited the runway and impacted the ground before coming to rest upright. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N877CM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N877CM-2026-03-26), registration cancelled 2026-03-26, S/N 1430 (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: 1430 - Airframe hours: 344.4 - Engines: Continental IO-550-N reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Dewayne Keiper - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 2008 - Departed: FSD, Sioux Falls, SD - Destination: LAR, Laramie, WY - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: LAR, Laramie Regional Airport, runway 12, 6,300 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 47; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; last flight review July 1, 2007; flight hours: 572 total, 222 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 30.25 inHg - Observed at: LAR ## 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 20080624840809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080624840809A), Jun 24, 2008: Cirrus SR22, Laramie, WY, Substantial damage. (-23) N877CM experienced a landing stall. Pilot could not recover and crashed the aircraft sustaining substantial damage. 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.