Cirrus Design Corp SR22 accident near Trenton, ME
On July 25, 2024, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Trenton, ME. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 25, 2024
- Place
- Trenton, ME
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp SR22 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.457°N, 68.358°W
- NTSB ID
- 20240725194767
Official records · ERA24FA323
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Excerpt From FAA ATC Audio - Bgr App 1622z (Mp3; 1 Minute, 31 Seconds; 132k): Audio recording (MP3), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
On July 25, 2024, about 1227 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22 airplane, N990PT, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Trenton, Maine. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to FAA air traffic control information, the flight departed Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU), Morristown, New Jersey, at 1016 destined for Hancock County/Bar Harbor Airport (BHB), Bar Harbor, Maine. A review of an air traffic control recording from the FAA Bangor Approach Control facility revealed that, about 1220, an air traffic controller advised the pilot that the flight was about 5 nm from the final approach fix for the ILS runway 22 approach at BHB, provided the pilot with a radar vector, cleared the flight for the ILS runway 22 approach, and advised the pilot to maintain an altitude of 3,000 ft msl until established on the approach. The controller also advised the pilot that he could cancel his IFR flight plan once on the ground, approved the change to the BHB common traffic advisory frequency, and advised the pilot that, in the event he needed to execute a missed approach, the controller would talk to him on the current frequency. According to the published instrument approach procedure for the ILS runway 22 approach, the decision height was 200 ft agl (283 ft msl), and the minimum visibility was 3/4 mile. The missed approach procedure specified a straight ahead climb to 2,000 ft msl, then a right turn and climb to 4,000 ft msl to the designated missed ap
Probable cause
The pilot’s aggressive pitch and power control inputs while executing a missed approach, which resulted in his spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control.
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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.
