# NTSB WPR26LA187: Cirrus Design SR20, N806DM, Sedona, AZ, May 12, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: May 12, 2026, 16:50 local (23:50 UTC) - Place: Sedona, AZ - Coordinates: 34.848589, -111.78844 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8486&lon=-111.7884&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: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 30, 2026 - 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): 202998 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA187 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202998/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA187 ## Probable cause The pilot’s inability to maintain directional control due to a plastic foreign object jammed in the rudder pedals, while landing with a gusting left crosswind. ## 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 · Attain/maintain not possible (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: debris/dirt/foreign object](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022055): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022055/cases.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 101 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022055/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 22 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while on the final leg of the traffic pattern at the destination airport, he applied left crosswind correction and noted that the right rudder pedal was stiff. When the main landing gear contacted the runway surface, the rudder pedal was stuck. The pilot attempted to maintain control of the airplane; however, the airplane yawed to the right and exited the runway surface. Subsequently, the left wing impacted an airport sign, which resulted in substantial damage. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing the airplane on runway 21 with the wind from 150° at 12 knots, gusting to 23 knots. Post accident examination revealed that a plastic foreign object was stuck in the right rudder pedal. The pilot added that during the flight, he observed a plastic foreign object bouncing around the cockpit earlier in the flight but was not sure what it was. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N806DM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N806DM), registered now, S/N 2228, built 2013 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 - Registry model: [Cirrus Design SR20](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (registry code 2130000) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-360-ES](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-es) (registry code 17160, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2228 - Year built: 2013 - Airframe hours: 6519.3 - Engines: Continental IO-360-ES 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, May 5, 2026, 100 hours before - Departed: FFZ, Mesa, AZ - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: KSEZ, Sedona Airport, runway 21, 5,132 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Data recorder, Auto-pilot, Electronic primary flight display, Airframe parachute, ADS-B, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 37; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 24, 2026; seat: left; flight hours: 190 total, 28.5 in this make and model, 115.7 as pilot in command, 90.3 in the last 90 days, 39.3 in the last 30 days, 1.4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 12 knots, gusting 23 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 23 °F - Altimeter: 30.10 inHg - Observed at: KSEZ - METAR: METAR KSEZ 122335Z AUTO 21012G23KT 180V240 10SM CLR 33/M05 A3010 RMK AO2 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. 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