Cirrus Design Corporation SR22 incident near Put-In-Bay, Ohio, July 3, 2009
On July 3, 2009 at about 10:10 pm local time, a Cirrus Design Corporation SR22, registered N708RW, suffered minor damage in an incident during landing near Put-In-Bay, Ohio (Put In Bay Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 3, 2009 · about 10:10 pm local time
- Place
- Put-In-Bay, Ohio · Put In Bay Airport · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corporation SR22 · all SR22s on the register
- Registration
- N708RW · registry record · serial 5140
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane departed off the runway edge while landing with a prevailing crosswind. The pilot then taxied the airplane through rocks at high speed, where the propeller struck the ground/rocks. The pilot then proceeded to taxi through a drainage ditch where the propeller struck the ground/ditch multiple times while exiting the ditch. The pilot's airman medical certificate was expired at the time of the incident. Postaccident inspection of the airplane revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
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
What happened, in order
- Loss of control on ground during landing defining event
- Collision with terrain or object (not controlled flight into terrain) during landing (landing roll)
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- cause Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Wind › Crosswind › Ability to respond/compensate
- Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge › Experience/qualifications › Qualification/certification › Pilot
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
- cause Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 850 hours in all; 650 in this make and model; 0 in the last 30 days; 700 as pilot in command
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 595 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 15, 2008
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Teledyne Continental Motors IO-500-N (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: AKR Akron OH at 8:30 pm
- Destination: 3W2 Put In Bay OH
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 21
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 280° at 9 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 7,500 ft; scat at 4,600 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 30.03 inHg
- Observation at 9:53 pm from TDZ, 30 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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