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| Date: | Sunday 28 January 2007 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N221GW |
| MSN: | 0381 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 792 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-N7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Siler City, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC (RDU/KRDU) |
| Siler City, NC (5W8) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he was simulating an engine out approach and "after crossing the airport boundary, the aircraft seemed to enter into a higher sink rate and slight power was added. A left turn to align with runway 22 was steeper than planned and the left wing lost lift striking the runway." The airplane then hit a taxiway embankment of about 2 to 3 feet high. The airplane bounced over the embankment and continued into a swallow drainage ditch filled with large drainage rock. The pilot recommended he should "plan training maneuvers more thoroughly, anticipate aircraft performance in all configurations [and] terminate the maneuver as quickly as possible if events warrant, do not try to 'Salvage' a maneuver."
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to perform an aborted landing which resulted in an inflight collision with the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL07CA035
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2022 07:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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