ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269582
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| Date: | Sunday 14 November 2021 |
| Time: | 17:52 |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22 |
| Owner/operator: | Polaris Fire Protection Inc |
| Registration: | N633CD |
| MSN: | 0369 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2075 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mountain Air Airport (2NC0), Burnsville, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport, FL (KFHB) |
| Mountain Air Airport, NC (2NC0) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was performing a visual approach to a mountaintop airport with an estimated density altitude of 9,860 ft, and a tailwind component. He stated he “carried some extra speed” during the approach to compensate for wind and turbulence that he described as “burpy.” As he started to flare, he got pushed hard to his left. He lowered the nose and increased engine power to abort the landing, but the airplane struck trees and a small building before coming to rest inside the wood line on the left side of the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage.
Airport surveillance video depicted the airplane on approach, and as its attitude flattened in the landing flare, its nose and left wing deflected downward, and the airplane departed the left side of the runway where it struck trees and a building.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for the high density altitude and the tailwind component while landing at a mountaintop airport, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a loss of aircraft control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA22LA059
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=633CD
https://arnoldofficeauction.com/product/aircraft-n633cd-2002-cirrus-sr22-closing-18-november-2022-74922/
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2021 21:20 | Geno | Added |
| 15-Nov-2021 03:06 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2021 14:52 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Category] |
| 16-Nov-2021 11:19 | Captain Adam | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2021 11:20 | Captain Adam | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 24-Jun-2022 14:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 22-Feb-2024 00:45 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2024 22:45 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Narrative, Photo] |
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