Cirrus SR22 N740NG

Summary

On 17 February 2023 at about 23:19 local time, a Cirrus SR22 registered N740NG, operated by Adroit Real Estate Holdings LLC, was involved in an accident near Fernandina Beach, Florida, United States. 3 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

17 February 2023 at 23:19

Classification

Accident

Location

Fernandina Beach, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Fernendina Beach (FHB)

Coordinates

30.6123, -81.4622

Aircraft

Cirrus SR22

Registration

N740NG

Category

Airplane

Year built

2006

Engines

1

Operator

Adroit Real Estate Holdings LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Peachtree CIty → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA23LA150

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusting crosswind conditions, with resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a runway identifier sign.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that after conducting an instrument approach, the airplane descended out of the clouds at an altitude of about 800 feet above the ground and the pilot had a clear view of the runway. The pilot described that the descent was “uneventful though blustery.” During the subsequent landing, while the airplane was slow and in a nose up pitch attitude, he encountered a sudden wind gust and the airplane subsequently struck a runway identifier sign. The airplane’s left wing and fuselage were substantially damaged during the collision. 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.