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ERA25LA339

2025-08-24 · Charleston, West Virginia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport CRW

Current FAA registration · N241MU

Make / Model
CIRRUS DESIGN SR20
Year of manufacture
2024 · 1 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING IO-390-C3B6 (215 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20240718
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A234DC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

A flat left main landing gear tire, which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion during landing.

Factual narrative

The flight instructor reported that he and the student pilot were on the return leg of a cross-country flight. As the student pilot was landing the airplane at their home airport, the touchdown was normal, but the airplane immediately veered left. The flight instructor took control of the airplane and attempted to correct, but the airplane continued off the left side of the runway. The left wing struck a runway sign, resulting substantial damage to the left wing, and the airplane came to rest upright in a grass area off the left side of the runway. Examination of the wreckage by a mechanic and a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed a flat spot and gashes on the left main landing gear tire, consistent with the tire being flat upon touchdown. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Tire casing-Failure
  • — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Attain/maintain not possible

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_ERA25LA339.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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