Cirrus Design Corp SR20 accident near Conway, AR
On June 18, 2021, a Cirrus Design Corp SR20 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Conway, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 18, 2021
- Place
- Conway, AR
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp SR20 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.026°N, 92.548°W
- NTSB ID
- 20210618103289
Official records · CEN21FA277
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 18, 2021, about 1357 central daylight time, a Cirrus SR20 airplane, N62WR, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident at Conway Regional Airport (CXW), Conway, Arkansas. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A witness reported that after the airplane departed runway 22 at CXW, he heard a transmission over the Universal Integrated Communications (UNICOM) frequency that stated, “six-two whiskey romeo emergency landing runway 2.” There is no runway 2 at CXW. Shortly thereafter, he observed the accident airplane make a left turn and overfly runway 4 and stated that the airplane appeared “crazy fast.” After the airplane overflew runway 4, it entered a steep left bank, made 1 1/2 rotations and then impacted the ground. Recovered GPS data from the airplane revealed that the highest altitude achieved on the flight was 593 ft above ground level (agl) when the airplane was on a crosswind leg in the traffic pattern. The airplane then began a continuous descent until impact. The downwind leg was flown about 0.1 nautical mile south of the runway (see figure 1). Figure 1: Pictorial view of flight path WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATIONThe airplane impacted the ground in a nose-low, inverted attitude. The right wing was fractured, and pieces of the wing were located in the initial ground scar. Propeller slash marks were found in the ground near the initial impact point and contained white paint transfer signatures (see figure 2). The propeller
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the pilot to perform an adequate preflight inspection, to include removal of the pitot tube cover.
More accidents in AR
- Beech 65-A80, May 16, 2005
- Cessna 208B, Apr 28, 2001
- Piper PA-23-250, Nov 17, 2002
- Grumman G1159, Jan 19, 1990
- Piper PA-31-350, May 8, 2005
Browse: Arkansas · Cirrus aircraft
Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
