Cirrus SR22 N616CP
22 March 2010 · Sugar Land, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 22 March 2010 at about 03:30 local time, a Cirrus SR22 registered N616CP, operated by Lot-A-Go Five LLC, was involved in an accident near Sugar Land, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 03:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sugar Land, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sugar Land Regional (KSGR)
- Coordinates
- 29.6222, -95.6564
- Aircraft
- Cirrus SR22
- Registration
- N616CP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lot-A-Go Five LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Corpus Christi → Sugar Land
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- CEN10CA167
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath and rate of descent during approach, resulting in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot was landing at a familiar airport at night. During the landing the pilot reported misjudging the runway landing zone and approached the runway with a steep descent. The airplane landed hard on the runway and bounced back into the air. The pilot reported that while back in the air, a crosswind pushed the airplane off of the 100-foot wide runway and the airplane touched down in the grass off of the runway. When the pilot applied power to go-around, the airplane's nosewheel dug into the soil and the airplane flipped inverted. The airplane's fuselage, empennage, and rudder received substantial damage. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airframe or engine prior to the accident. An examination of the airframe and engine by Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any preimpact anomalies. In addition, the pilot reported no problems with the airport facilities.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cirrus SR22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 2010 | Cirrus SR22 | Nacogdoches, Texas, United States | Martin Companies | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 2010 | Cirrus SR22 | Acworth, Georgia, United States | Aero Atlanta Flight Center | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 2010 | Cirrus SR22 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Mar 2010 | Cirrus SR22 | Morton, Washington, United States | Shane Sullivan | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Aug 2010 | Cirrus SR22 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | James R Freeman III | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 May 2010 | Cirrus SR22 | Farmingdale, New York, United States | 3D Group LLC | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2010 | Robinson R22 BETA II | Cotulla, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Apr 2010 | Piper PA-28-140 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2010 | Piper PA-11 | Leander, Texas, United States | Campbell David | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2010 | Beechcraft A36 | Slaton, Texas, United States | Gale Donald H | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2010 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Brookshire, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2010 | Thomas Long LONG'S PARAGLIDER | Amarillo, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |