Cirrus SR20 N241MU

Summary

On 24 August 2025 at about 23:30 local time, a Cirrus SR20 registered N241MU, operated by Marshall University, was involved in an accident near Charleston, West Virginia, 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

24 August 2025 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

West Virginia Intl Yeager (CRW)

Coordinates

38.3760, -81.5929

Aircraft

Cirrus SR20

Registration

N241MU

Category

Airplane

Year built

2024

Engines

1

Operator

Marshall University

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Parkersburg → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA25LA339

Nobody was injured.

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

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

Read the full NTSB 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.