Cirrus SR22 N788SR
16 December 2011 · Farmville, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 December 2011 at about 00:40 local time, a Cirrus SR22 registered N788SR, operated by Neil O'Donohue, was involved in an accident near Farmville, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. 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 00:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Farmville, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Farmville Regional Airport (FVX)
- Coordinates
- 37.3544, -78.4361
- Aircraft
- Cirrus SR22
- Registration
- N788SR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Neil O'Donohue
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Farmville → Farmville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- ERA12CA110
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot did not maintain the proper approach path, which resulted in a runway undershoot.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, the intention of the flight was to become night current. He was on the global positioning system approach and was lined up on the runway centerline with the approach lights in sight. At 500 feet above ground level, the pilot extended the wing flaps to the full down position. When the airplane was closer to the ground, the airspeed suddenly decreased and the rate of descent increased, and the pilot added full power in order to arrest the descent. The airplane, however, impacted trees and the ground about 2,000 feet prior to the runway. The airplane bounced twice and then landed on the runway. During the landing roll, the airplane veered off the left side of the runway and came to rest in a grassy area. During the accident sequence, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings. The pilot reported there were no preexisting mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 15 Dec 2011 | Cirrus SR22 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Frank M Smith & Associates Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Oct 2011 | Cirrus SR22 | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | Peter L Woodsmall | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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