Cirrus SR22 N27ML

Summary

On 21 April 2016 at about 02:00 local time, a Cirrus SR22 registered N27ML, operated by HAM Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Church Hill, Maryland, United States. 2 people were 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

21 April 2016 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Church Hill, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (PVT)

Coordinates

39.1397, -75.9852

Aircraft

Cirrus SR22

Registration

N27ML

Category

Airplane

Year built

2016

Engines

1

Operator

HAM Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salisbury → Church Hill

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

GAA16CA251

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to land on an unlighted grass airstrip at night, resulting in landing long, a loss of directional control, and collapsed landing gear producing substantial damage to the landing gear attachment point and left wing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was landing on a remote, unlighted, airstrip at night, and reported that on approach he had remained high for obstacle clearance. He reported that upon touchdown he immediately applied maximum braking, and the airplane started to slow. However, the end of the runway was approaching rapidly and he believed that a runway overrun was imminent. He reported that he released the left brake input and held the right brake input in an attempt to turn the airplane to the right; aiming for an open field. He recalled that the airplane turned to the right, exited the runway, rotated to the right while skidding, and the left main landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left main landing gear attachment point and a left wing rib. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies or malfunctions with any portion of the airplane that would have prevented normal flight operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.