Cirrus Design Corp. SR-22 accident near Ocraacoke, North Carolina, March 11, 2007
On March 11, 2007 at about 5:30 pm local time, a Cirrus Design Corp. SR-22, registered N313L, was substantially damaged in an accident near Ocraacoke, North Carolina (Ocracoke Island Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's improper use of the aileron and rudder controls and inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during a crosswind landing resulting in a loss of directional control.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 11, 2007 · about 5:30 pm local time · cases in 2007
- Place
- Ocraacoke, North Carolina · Ocracoke Island Airport · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp. SR-22
- Registration
- N313L · registry record · serial 0840
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane veered off the runway and collided with trees on landing. The pilot was making a crosswind landing. The pilot stated that upon touchdown, the airplane started to veer to the left, and she did not apply enough right rudder and aileron. The airplane continued to veer to the left and she lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane went off the left side of the runway into the grass and collided with some trees and brush.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 247 hours in all; 247 in this make and model; 25 in the last 90 days; 9 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: December 1, 2005
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 687 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 1, 2006; 221 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO550-N (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: KORF Norfolk VA at 4:15 pm
- Destination: W95 Ocraacoke NC
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 06, 2,999 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 320° at 12 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 39°F (4°C)
- Altimeter: 30.22 inHg
- Observation at 5:51 pm from KHSE, 18 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N313L on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Engine: Continental IO550-N 2,788 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Ocracoke Island Airport · nearest airport
- Norfolk International · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in North Carolina 1,762 since 1982 · 305 in the last ten years
- North Carolina 7,117 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ATL07CA049.json.
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