CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22T near Paso Robles, CA — 2024-04-19

Probable cause

The flight instructor’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot receiving instructions failure to maintain runway alignment.

Contributing factors

Contributing to the accident was the pilot receiving instructions failure to maintain runway alignment.

NTSB narrative

The pilot receiving instruction reported that while on short final approach, he recognized that he was aligned with the wrong runway. The flight instructor took control of the aircraft and banked hard to the right in an attempt to land on the runway which they were cleared to land. Almost immediately the stall warning sounded, the flight instructor applied throttle and attempted to level the aircraft. The landing gear contacted the runway, the airplane continued across the runway into a field and came to rest inverted. The pilot receiving instruction sustained serious injury and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

• Runway excursion · Landing-flare/touchdown

Evidence available

• Photos
• 5 docket documents

Docket documents5

• PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT, NTSB FORM 6120.1 (FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR)form
• PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT, NTSB FORM 6120.1 (PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION)form
• FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATEMENTinterview
• PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION STATEMENTinterview
• PHOTOSphotos

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