Cirrus SR22T N51FM
19 April 2024 · Paso Robles, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 19 April 2024 at about 18:23 local time, a Cirrus SR22T registered N51FM was involved in an accident near Paso Robles, California, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. 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 18:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Paso Robles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Paso Robles Municipal Airport (PRB)
- Coordinates
- 35.6804, -120.6257
- Aircraft
- Cirrus SR22T
- Registration
- N51FM
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2020
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Big Bear → Paso Robles
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC24LA026
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot receiving instructions failure to maintain runway alignment.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot receiving instruction reported that while on short final approach, he recognized that he was aligned with the wrong runway. The flight instructor took control of the aircraft and banked hard to the right in an attempt to land on the runway which they were cleared to land. Almost immediately the stall warning sounded, the flight instructor applied throttle and attempted to level the aircraft. The landing gear contacted the runway, the airplane continued across the runway into a field and came to rest inverted. The pilot receiving instruction sustained serious injury and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cirrus SR22T accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2024 | Cirrus SR22T | Boerne, Texas, United States | Texas Skies Flight School | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2024 | Cirrus SR22T | Bellevue, Washington, United States | Boeing Employees Flying Association | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 2024 | Cirrus SR22T | Palm Springs, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2024 | Cirrus SR22T | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 2024 | Cirrus SR22T | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States | Orange Rock Holdings LLC | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 2025 | Cirrus SR22T | Lubbock, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 2024 | Airbus Helicopters EC 130 | Halloran Springs, California, United States | Orbic Air LLC | Fatal | 6 |
| 25 May 2024 | Boeing 737-8 | Oakland, California, United States | Southwest Airlines Co | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2024 | Cessna 152 | Amboy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 2024 | Evektor-Aerotechnik A S HARMONY LSA | Santa Ana, California, United States | Sunrise Aviation Company | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2024 | Grumman/Schweizer G-164D | Richvale, California, United States | Avag Inc | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2024 | Boeing B75N1/N2S-3 | Hollister, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |