Cirrus Design CORP SR22 accident near Lakeway, Texas, September 25, 2024
On September 25, 2024 at about 11:33 pm local time, a Cirrus Design CORP SR22, registered N565CP, was substantially damaged in an accident during approach (VFR pattern final) near Lakeway, Texas (Lakeway Airpark airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control during a go-around.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 25, 2024 · about 11:33 pm local time · cases in 2024
- Place
- Lakeway, Texas · Lakeway Airpark · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design CORP SR22
- Registration
- N565CP · registry record · serial 3334
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
During descent to the destination airport, the pilot confirmed that the closest weather station reported the wind from 030° at 10 knots, gusting to 16 knots, so he planned to land on runway 34. While on the base leg of the traffic pattern, he extended the flaps to 100%, reduced the engine power, and slowed to 85 knots indicated airspeed (KIAS). While on final approach and after clearing a set of powerlines that were perpendicular to the runway, he made a steep approach to the runway. As the airplane was above the displaced threshold, the airspeed decreased to about 63 KIAS, entered an aerodynamic stall, and landed hard on the runway. As the airplane bounced, the pilot increased engine power to go around, then lost control, veered off the left side of the runway and impacted a tree and terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and engine mount. Postaccident examination of the runway revealed three distinct gouges where the landing gear impacted during the hard, bounced landing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures 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
- Aerodynamic stall/spin during approach (VFR pattern final) defining event
- Loss of control in flight during approach (VFR go-around)
- Abnormal runway contact during landing
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Airspeed › Not attained/maintained
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Angle of attack › Capability exceeded
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 198 hours in all; 139 in this make and model; 30 in the last 90 days
- Last flight review: February 18, 2023
- Medical certificate: None
- Seat: left
- Injury: minor injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,533 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 25, 2024; 41.5 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-550 (piston); 1,491 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: TYR Tyler TX at 10:28 pm
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 34, 3,930 ft by 70 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 030° at 10 knots, gusting 16
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 29.94 inHg
- Observation at 6:35 pm from KRYW, 9 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KRYW 252335Z AUTO 05009G17KT 10SM CLR 26/14 A2994 RMK AO2 T02630144
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 6 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
Photograph 1 – Impact marks on runway
Photograph 2 – Impact marks on runway
Photograph 3 – Impact marks on ground
Photograph 4 – Separated engine
Photograph 5 – Back side of airplane
Photograph 6 – Front left side of airplaneThe NTSB's photographs with the NTSB's captions, at screen size. Open a picture to see it full size or to report one that should not be shown.
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
13 documents, released by the NTSB on August 19, 2026. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 11 pages | View Download |
| 2 | FAA Accident Report Form 8020-23 - Completed by the Pilot | PDF, 4 pages | View Download |
| 3 | NTSB Investigation Summary | PDF, 6 pages | View Download |
| 4 | Photos | PDF, 7 pages · our copy | View Download |
| 5 | Cockpit Display - Specialist's Factual Report | PDF, 12 pages | View Download |
| 6 | Cockpit Display - Specialist's Factual Report Attachment 1 - Tabular Data | data file | Download |
| 7 | Cirrus SR22 AFM Excerpts | PDF, 4 pages | View Download |
| 8 | Reports from Local Agencies - Lakeway Police Deparment | PDF, 7 pages | View Download |
| 9 | FAA ADS-B Tabular Data | spreadsheet | Download |
| 10 | FAA ADS-B Kmz File | map file | Download |
| 11 | Maintenance Records | PDF, 3 pages | View Download |
| 12 | Release of Aircraft Wreckage, NTSB Form 6120.15 | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 13 | Statement of Party Representatives to NTSB Investigation | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N565CP on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Engine: Continental IO-550 3,077 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Lakeway Airpark · nearest airport
- Tyler Pounds Regional · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,244 since 1982 · 1,064 in the last ten years
- Texas 29,958 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CEN24LA367.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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