Cirrus Design Corp SR22T accident near San Diego, CA
On February 21, 2018, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22T (airplane) was involved in an accident near San Diego, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 21, 2018
- Place
- San Diego, CA
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp SR22T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.819°N, 117.123°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180221X04610
Official records · WPR18FA093
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn February 21, 2018, about 0631 Pacific standard time, a Cirrus SR22T airplane, N707DF, impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (MYF), San Diego, California. The private pilot was fatally injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was registered to the pilot who was operating it as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight, which was originating at the time of the accident. Three witnesses provided statements regarding the accident. One stated that the airplane was "not very high" when the engine "went silent" and produced a small trail of black smoke that dissipated quickly. The airplane then entered a nose-down descent to ground contact. Another witness also described a sound consistent with a loss of engine power. The third witness recalled hearing the airplane's engine but stated that it was quiet. When the airplane was "just above the treeline," it turned right and shortly thereafter, "went straight down." The airplane came to rest in a dirt construction site about 1/2 mile northwest of the departure end of MYF runway 5. The airplane's recoverable data module (RDM) was removed for download at the National Transportation Safety Board Recorders Laboratory. The data revealed 47 power cycles. During the taxi, when the airplane turned to runway heading, the engine stabilized at a power setting of about 2,490 rpm and manifold pressure of about 35.3 inches of mercury (inHg). The fuel flow
Probable cause
The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during an attempted return to the runway following a total loss of engine power after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the excessive amount of fuel being delivered to the engine for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
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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.
