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ERA13CA222

2013-04-24 · Milledgeville, Georgia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MLJ

Current FAA registration · N228DF

Make / Model
CIRRUS DESIGN SR22T
Year of manufacture
2012 · 1 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR TSIO-550 SER (280 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20120120
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1FF0A

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The student pilot’s failure to maintain a proper approach path for landing and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a runway undershoot and collision with a taxiway sign.

Factual narrative

According to the flight instructor, he and the student pilot were practicing short field landings. On approach to runway 28, a 5,509 feet-long by 99 feet-wide runway, the airspeed suddenly decreased when the airplane was about 20 feet above the ground. The student pilot applied full engine power, the airplane yawed to the left, and then the airplane impacted the ground prior to the runway. The flight instructor took the flight controls, decreased the engine power to idle, and applied the brakes in order to stop the airplane, but it struck a taxiway sign located on the left side of the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing. The wind reported at the airport about the time of the accident was from 250 degrees at 3 knots. The flight instructor reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. According to the flight instructor, he and the student pilot were practicing short field landings. When the airplane was about 20 feet above the ground on approach to the runway, the airspeed suddenly decreased. The student pilot applied full engine power, the airplane yawed to the left, and the airplane impacted the ground before it reached the runway. The flight instructor took the flight controls, decreased the engine power to idle, and applied the brakes; however, the airplane struck a taxiway sign that was located on the left side of the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing. The flight instructor reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • C Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Descent/approach/glide path-Not attained/maintained - C
  • C Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Incorrect action performance-Student pilot - C
  • C Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Delayed action-Instructor/check pilot - C

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2013_ERA13CA222.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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