Cirrus Design Corp. SR-22 accident near Edgewater, MD
On July 11, 2006, a Cirrus Design Corp. SR-22 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Edgewater, MD. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 11, 2006
- Place
- Edgewater, MD
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp. SR-22 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.942°N, 76.570°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060717X00959
Official records · CHI06FA186
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 11, 2006, at 0943 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus SR-22, N8163Q, was destroyed when it impacted a tree and terrain during a go-around after an attempted landing on runway 30 (2,500 feet by 48 feet, asphalt) at the Lee Airport (ANP), Edgewater, Maryland. The private pilot initially survived the accident and was taken to a hospital, but died about three weeks later as a result of the injuries sustained during the accident. The 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight departed the Ocean City Municipal Airport (26N), Ocean City, New Jersey, at 0900 with ANP as the final destination. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. The route of flight on the IFR flight plan was: SIE, ENO, V268, BAL. The proposed time en route was 45 minutes at a speed of 165 knots with an en route altitude of 4,000 feet mean sea level (msl). A witness reported that he observed the airplane enter the airport's landing pattern by entering a 45-degree entry from the northeast. The witness reported that the airplane crossed runway 30 about mid-field and entered a left downwind leg for landing on runway 30. Another witness, who was standing on the ramp of the maintenance hangar at ANP, reported that he heard the pilot make a radio call over the airport's Unicom frequency stating that he was landing on runway 30. The witness reported that he observed the airplane over the approach end of the runway at an altitude of 150 - 175 feet above ground level (agl). He reported that the ai
Probable cause
The pilot' failure to maintain sufficient airspeed which resulted in a stall. A factor was the pilots failure to properly set the flaps for the go-around.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
