Cirrus SR22 N815CD

Summary

On 11 May 2024 at about 18:12 local time, a Cirrus SR22 registered N815CD was involved in an accident near Chesaning, Michigan, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 May 2024 at 18:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Chesaning, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Howard Nixon Memorial Airport (50G)

Coordinates

43.1810, -84.1324

Aircraft

Cirrus SR22

Registration

N815CD

Category

Airplane

Year built

2002

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Detroit → Chesaning

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA181

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain control while landing on a wet turf runway, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to ensure the passenger’s proper use of seatbelts before the landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while landing on a wet turf runway, the airplane began to skid. He initiated a go-around and then determined that he would not be able to clear the trees at the end of the runway. The pilot aborted the go-around and the airplane landed on the remaining runway, continued off the end of the runway, and impacted trees. The airplane came to rest upright on the ground in a grove of trees. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. During the accident sequence an un-restrained passenger sustained a serious injury, and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot stated that he provided the passenger a briefing on the use of the seatbelts before the accident; however, he did not confirm the passenger was wearing the seatbelts before landing. The passenger had unfastened the seatbelt during the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.