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14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, April 19, 2015 in Fort Myers, FL
Probable Cause Approval Date: 10/21/2015
Aircraft: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22, registration: N88AX
Injuries: 4 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The pilot stated that he checked the weather at a local airport and subsequently chose to land on a runway at his destination airport with a quartering tailwind and gusts to 20 knots. While the pilot was performing a steep approach to the runway, a crosswind “push[ed]” the airplane to the left. Further, the pilot did not flare the airplane, and, during the landing, the airplane touched down on the runway and bounced. The pilot added full throttle in an attempt to perform a go-around, but the airplane slid off the runway. He then retarded the engine throttle and attempted to “straighten” out the landing roll; however, the airplane struck a tree, became airborne again, struck more trees, and finally came to rest upright near a house. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. In addition, he stated that the accident could have been prevented if he had flown over the field, evaluated the wind sock, and conducted a longer approach flight pattern.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The pilot's improper decision to land the airplane with a quartering, gusting tailwind and his subsequent failure to flare the airplane and maintain directional control after it bounced, which resulted in a runway excursion.
On April 19, 2015, about 1455 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus Design Corp. SR22, N88AX, was substantially damaged when it impacted a parked airplane, a house, and trees during the landing at Pine Shadows Airpark (94FL), Fort Myers, Florida. The private pilot and three passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight, which was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The flight originated at Key West International Airport (EWY), Key West, Florida.
According to the pilot, he listened to the weather information at Page Field Airport (FMY), Fort Myers, Florida, which was about 9 miles to the south of the accident location and elected to land on runway 09, a 3,200-foot-long, 50-foot-wide asphalt runway. He made visual contact with the runway about 1 mile from the airport. During the final approach leg of the traffic pattern, the airplane had a "steeper angle descent" to the runway when a crosswind "push[ed]" the airplane to the left. In addition, during the landing he did not flare the airplane, which resulted in a "bounce." The pilot added full throttle in an attempt to perform a go-around maneuver, but the airplane was off the runway "sliding towards [a] road and hangar." Then the pilot retarded the engine throttle, attempted to "straighten" out the landing roll, however, the airplane struck a tree, a parked airplane, a house, became airborne again, struck more trees, and finally came to rest upright near a house. All four occupants egressed without injury.
The 1453 automated weather observation at FMY, included winds from 210 degrees at 13 knots, gusting to 20 knots, visibility 10 miles, clear skies, temperature 29 degrees C, dew point 22 degrees C, and an altimeter setting of 29.91 inches of mercury.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration inspector that responded to the accident location, the airplane came to rest approximately 2,500 feet from the initial touch down point. The fuselage and wings were substantially damaged in the accident sequence. In addition, the empennage was separated from the fuselage.
The pilot reported in the NTSB Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report, Form 6120.1, that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. In addition, under the Operator/Owner Safety Recommendation section of the form, he stated that he would "fly over the field, evaluate wind sock, and longer approach flight pattern."
NTSB Identification: ERA15LA192
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, April 19, 2015 in Fort Myers, FL
Aircraft: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22, registration: N88AX
Injuries: 4 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On April 19, 2015, about 1455 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus Design Corp. SR22, N88AX, was substantially damaged when it impacted a parked airplane, a house, and trees during the landing at Pine Shadows Airpark (94FL), Fort Myers, Florida. The private pilot and three passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight, which was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The flight originated at Key West International Airport (EWY), Key West, Florida.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector who interviewed the pilot after the accident, the pilot stated that he did not have visual contact with the runway until approximately a mile from the airport. Then, the landing was "extremely hard," the airplane bounced, and the pilot added full power in order to recover from the bounced landing. The airplane veered off the runway, struck a parked airplane, trees, and a house prior to coming to rest. All four occupants egressed without injury.
According to the FAA inspector that responded to the accident location, the fuselage and wings were substantially damaged. In addition, the empennage was separated from the fuselage.
LEE COUNTY, FL - We have confirmation from the Tice Fire Department that North Fort Myers responded to a plane accident at Pine Shadows Airpark in North Fort Myers.
The community is gated and limited public access. We were told everyone is okay and that someone "put a plane down." The activity is beyond our access point. Many of the homes have driveways that allow light planes in the neighborhood.
The plane landed and wind sheer caused it to bounce. The plane clipped another plane and part of a house. No reports of injuries according to the Lee County Sheriff's Office.
The FAA says a Cirrus SR22 aircraft struck a parked plane, some trees and a house after landing at the Pine Shadows Airport and they will continue to investigate.
A small plane crashed at a private North Fort Myers airpark Sunday causing significant damage to the craft but leaving the pilot unhurt.
The Federal Aviation Administration was en route to investigate the crash at the Pine Shadows Airpark in North Fort Myers according to a spokesman for the Lee County Sheriff's Office.
Units from the sheriff's office, the Lee County Port Authority and the North Fort Myers Fire Control District were at the scene late Sunday.
The identity of the pilot was unavailable.
Two residents, a man and a woman, at the gated residential airpark, who declined to give their names, confirmed that a plane had crashed and that the pilot was unhurt.
The male resident said the plane, a Cirrus SR22, suffered significant damage and then declined further comment.
Homes at the airpark have attached hangars for aircraft.
A section of the property near the east end of the runway could be seen cordoned off by police tape but access to the private property was denied to news media.
A woman working in a building near the end of the runway but outside the airpark said she heard a plane at the site sputtering shortly before the crash, around 4 p.m.
Margaret Cruz, who said she was working at her husband's "man cave" Sunday off U.S. 41 and Runway Street near the airpark, said the planes are a common site there.
"We see them all the time," she said.
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FAA is investigating after a plane crashed Sunday afternoon near Pine Shadows Airpark.
The crash happened around 3 p.m. along Runway Street.
Our crew on scene said the plane landed then clipped a home.
It is still unclear what lead up to the crash.
No one was hurt in the crash.
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