Cirrus SR22 N991WS

Summary

On 1 December 2019 at about 13:00 local time, a Cirrus SR22 registered N991WS, operated by Orthoair LLC, was involved in an accident near Union City, Tennessee, 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

1 December 2019 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Union City, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Everett-Stewart Rgnl (UCY)

Coordinates

36.3800, -88.9900

Aircraft

Cirrus SR22

Registration

N991WS

Category

Airplane

Year built

2004

Engines

1

Operator

Orthoair LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dickson → Union City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

ERA20CA048

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a gusting crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and the left wing impacting grass.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while landing, the airplane encountered a crosswind gust and drifted left. At touchdown, a second gust lifted the right wing, the airplane drifted off the runway centerline, and the left wing impacted grass. The pilot added power; however, the left wing continued to drag in the grass, the airplane exited the runway, and the landing gear collapsed. Both wings sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.