Cirrus SR22 N300PB

Summary

On 5 June 2008 at about 23:00 local time, a Cirrus SR22 registered N300PB was involved in an accident near Roseboro, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 June 2008 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Roseboro, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

34.9064, -78.5731

Aircraft

Cirrus SR22

Registration

N300PB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Roseboro → Lumberton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA08CA112

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot stated that while he was attempting a takeoff on runway 26, an approximate 1,800-foot-long turf runway, the airplane suddenly made a hard left turn, and he lost control of the airplane. The left wingtip struck the ground and the airplane spun around in the opposite direction. The pilot said that at that moment he did not know what happened. However, he and the passenger exited the airplane, and a post crash fire erupted. Examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical or flight control anomalies. An examination of the turf runway revealed three landing gear tire tracks along the left side, and at the beginning of runway 26. It was also noted that after a ground roll of approximately 200 feet, the tire tracks drifted across the centerline of runway 26, toward the right side. After a ground roll of approximately 620 feet, the airplane rolled through a dip, and then drifted back to the centerline. After a ground roll of approximately 780 feet, the nose landing gear tire track was no longer present. Additionally, after a ground roll of approximately 880 feet, the main landing gear tracks were no longer present. The reported wind at an airport near the accident site, about the time of the accident, was from 240 degrees at 9 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.