Cirrus SR22 N675DH

Summary

On 21 August 2011 at about 18:40 local time, a Cirrus SR22 registered N675DH, operated by Gerald Bernstein, was involved in an accident near Fall City, Washington, 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

21 August 2011 at 18:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Fall City, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Fall City (1WA6)

Coordinates

47.5594, -121.8636

Aircraft

Cirrus SR22

Registration

N675DH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gerald Bernstein

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Snohomish → Fall City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11FA407

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate approach planning and failure to achieve the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the initial climb to cruise flight the airplane began to lose airspeed and the low engine oil light illuminated. The pilot diverted to a nearby airport and began an approach to the runway. The first approach to the runway terminated with a go-around due to high airspeed. The pilot reported that the airspeed for the second approach to the runway was “correct;” however, the airplane touched down near the midpoint of the 3,000-foot runway. The pilot was unable to stop the airplane in the remaining distance and the airplane overran the runway and collided with trees. The pilot reported no engine power anomalies during the go-around and ensuing approach. An operational test run of the engine and postaccident examination of the airplane, including data recovered from the multi-function display, indicated no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation; the engine performed to production test standards and no discrepancies were noted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.