Cirrus SR22 N8159Z
24 July 2014 · Lafollette, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 July 2014 at about 21:30 local time, a Cirrus SR22 registered N8159Z was involved in an accident near Lafollette, Tennessee, 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 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lafollette, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Deerfield Resort (TN44)
- Coordinates
- 36.3467, -84.0122
- Aircraft
- Cirrus SR22
- Registration
- N8159Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2003
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ashland → Lafollette
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA14CA357
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a go-around in gusty crosswind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After an uneventful cross-country flight, about 2 miles from his destination airport, the pilot noted a "significant crosswind component with gusty/windshear like conditions." He then established the airplane in a slip maneuver and continued his approach to land. While over the runway, after realizing he had passed his intended point of landing, the pilot applied full throttle, added right rudder and pitched the airplane to a climb attitude to initiate a go-around. The airplane was then struck by a "significant wind gust" and it veered to the left towards a tree line. The left wing made contact with a tree and then impacted the ground before coming to rest between two trees. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to both wings and the empennage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane that could have precluded normal operation. A witness' recount of the accident corroborated the pilot's statement. The winds at the time of the accident were gusting from the west.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 2014 | Cirrus SR22 | Grover Hill, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 14 Feb 2014 | Cirrus SR22 | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2014 | Cirrus SR22 | Burlington, Massachusetts, United States | East Coast Aeroclub, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2014 | Cirrus SR22 | Longville, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2014 | Cirrus SR22-NO SERIES | Elko, Nevada, United States | Scott Stewart | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 2014 | Cirrus SR22 | Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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