# NTSB WPR25LA041: Cirrus Design SR22T, N828PS, Palm Springs, CA, November 17, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: November 17, 2024, 12:11 local (20:11 UTC) - Place: Palm Springs, CA - Coordinates: 33.829061, -116.50727 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8291&lon=-116.5073&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Aircraft wake turb encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/361) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 195511 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR25LA041 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/195511/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195511 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA041 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a commercial airliner which resulted in an encounter with wake turbulence and subsequent loss of control resulting in impact with terrain. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained; cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22T, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2130004), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/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 SR22T, 19 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2130004), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Turbulence: wake turbulence](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03032025): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03032025/cases.md?model=2130004), [All aircraft, 47 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03032025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Aircraft wake turb encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/361) (defining event); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/361/sequence.md?model=2130004), [All aircraft, 37 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/361/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the airplane reported being cleared to land by air traffic control and cautioned of wake turbulence from a commercial airliner that landed prior. While on final approach to land, the airplane encountered wake turbulence and the airplane’s left was pushed up. The pilot corrected with full aileron deflection as the right wing contacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N828PS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N828PS), registered now, S/N 10020, built 2024 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22T - Registry model: [Cirrus Design SR22T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22t) (registry code 2130004) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-550-K](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-k) (registry code 17410, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 10020 - Year built: 2024 - Airframe hours: 118 - Engines: Continental TSIO-550K2B 315 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, November 4, 2024 - Departed: SEZ, Sedona, AZ - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: KPSP, Palm Springs International, runway 31R, 4,953 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Angle of attack indicator, Auto-pilot, Data recorder, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display, Airframe parachute, ADS-B, Electronic primary flight display, Stall warning system, Handheld GPS, Onboard weather ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 10, 2024; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 1,310 total, 1,072 in this make and model, 0 as pilot in command, 0 in the last 90 days, 0 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 32 °F - Altimeter: 29.98 inHg - Turbulence: Unknown - Observed at: PSP ## 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 20241117019779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241117019779A), Nov 17, 2024: Cirrus SR22T, Palm Springs, CA, Substantial damage. On 11-17-2024 a Cirrus SR-22 approached Palm Springs international airport from the northeast under visual flight rules for the purpose of landing. Air traffic… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 22, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195511. 3.0 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18012753&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_1_Form_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 1.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18012944&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos%20WPR25LA041-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. 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