Cirrus SR22-NO SERIES N73TW

Summary

On 25 September 2014 at about 19:30 local time, a Cirrus SR22-NO SERIES registered N73TW, operated by Scott Stewart, was involved in an accident near Elko, Nevada, 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.

Date

25 September 2014 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Elko, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Elko Regional Airport (EKO)

Coordinates

40.9495, -115.7907

Aircraft

Cirrus SR22-NO SERIES

Registration

N73TW

Category

Airplane

Year built

2003

Engines

1

Operator

Scott Stewart

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marana → Elko

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR14CA392

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the airplane touched down normally, but shortly thereafter the right wing lifted from a gust of wind. The pilot applied full power and full right aileron but was not able to keep the wing from lifting; the left wing tip subsequently struck the runway. The airplane then veered to the left, went off of the runway surface, and impacted the ground in a left-wing-low attitude before it came to rest upright about two feet from a cement block building. The empennage had sustained substantial damage due to impact forces. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.