Cirrus SR22T N252LM

Summary

On 16 May 2026 at about 20:00 local time, a Cirrus SR22T registered N252LM, operated by Forest Restoration Inc, was involved in an accident near Vernal, Utah, 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

16 May 2026 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Vernal Regional (KVEL)

Coordinates

40.4377, -109.5089

Aircraft

Cirrus SR22T

Registration

N252LM

Category

Airplane

Year built

2013

Engines

1

Operator

Forest Restoration Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gooding → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR26LA192

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control during the landing flare with a gusting crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the airplane reported that, during the landing flare, the airplane encountered an estimated over 40 knot crosswind gust. The right wing was lifted; the pilot corrected with aileron and rudder and applied full power to the engine to go-around. Subsequently, the left-wing tip struck the ground, and the airplane spun 180° as it exited the left side of the runway. The airplane came to rest upright and sustained substantial damage to the right-wing spar and aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing the airplane on runway 17 with wind from 280° at 16 knots, gusting 25 knots. A peak gust recorded one minute after the accident was from 270° at 37 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.