NTSB ERA21LA389 — 2021-08-26 · Fairfield, New Jersey, United States

Current FAA registration · N472CD

Make / Model: CIRRUS DESIGN SR22
Year of manufacture: 2004 · 17 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES (300 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20041129
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A5C8BE

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N472CD CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions.

Factual narrative

The pilot stated that he just purchased the airplane one week before the accident and had a few hours of transition training. On the day of the accident, he was going to go out and fly in the airport traffic pattern and perform some touch-and-go landings. During the first landing, the airplane was slightly off runway center, and a gust of wind blew it left off the runway and into a runway sign. The left wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident 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.

— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained
— Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Gusts-Effect on operation

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2021_ERA21LA389.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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