Cirrus Design Corporation SR22 accident near Crystal, MN
On June 17, 2009, a Cirrus Design Corporation SR22 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Crystal, MN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 17, 2009
- Place
- Crystal, MN
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corporation SR22 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.062°N, 93.353°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090617X05239
Official records · CEN09FA363
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Controller's Statements: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 16, 2009, at 2202 central daylight time, a Cirrus SR22, N214BN, collided with the terrain following a loss of control while landing on runway 14L (3,263 feet by 75 feet wet asphalt) at the Crystal Airport (MIC), Crystal, Minnesota. The instrument rated private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was consumed by post impact fire. The personal/business flight was being operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. An instrument flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident. The last leg of the cross country flight originated at the Downtown-Wheeler Airport (MKC), Kansas City, Missouri, at approximately 1918. (All times are central daylight times unless noted.) According to information received from interviews and a FlightAware Activity Log, the first leg of the trip originated in Lawrenceville, Georgia, where the airplane departed from the Gwinnett County Airport (LZU) at 1235 eastern daylight time. The airplane arrived at the Memphis International Airport (MEM), Memphis, Tennessee, at 1339. the airplane departed MEM at 1558, and arrived at MKC at 1827. Records show the airplane was fueled with 37 gallons of 100LL aviation fuel at MKC prior to departing for MIC. At 2153, the pilot contacted MIC tower stating that he was outside OYNOP, the initial approach fix for the global positioning system (GPS) RWY 14L approach. The local controller asked the pilot if he was going to perform a missed approach or if he was going to make a full stop and the pilot replied, “stop.” The controller the
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a loss of aircraft control during a go-around. Factors associated with the accident were the dark night lighting conditions, moderate to heavy rain, and fatigue.
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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.
