Put In Bay Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Put-In-Bay, Ohio 43456
Friday, July 3, 2009 18:10 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

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.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.

Event Information

Type of Event Incident
Event Date 7/3/2009
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1810
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City Put-In-Bay
Event State OHIO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 43456
Event Date Year 2009
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport Put In Bay Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 3W2
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 595
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1753 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 270
Weather Observation Facility ID TDZ
Elevation of weather observation facility 623
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 30
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 7500
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 4600
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 24
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 14
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 280
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 9
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 15
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.03
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 26285
NTSB Notification Source Cleveland FSDO
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Nov 5 2009 2:56PM
User who most recently changed record bowl
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N708RW
NTSB Number CEN09IA438
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Minor
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cirrus Design Corporation
Aircraft Model SR22
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 5140
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Sep 15 2008 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 595
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name Catalina Aviation Inc
Aircraft Owner Street Address 3511 Silverside rd Ste 105
Aircraft Owner City Wilmington
Aircraft Owner State DE
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 19810
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Pilot
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code AKR
Departure City Akron
Departure State OH
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1630
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 3W2
Destination City Put In Bay
Destination State OH
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Oct 6 2009 11:16AM
User who most recently changed record galm
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 21
Runway Length --
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --