N228DF is a 2012 Cirrus Design SR22T. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 5 seats, powered by a Cont Motor TSIO-550 SER rated at 280 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Calistoga, CA. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Jan 2012. It has been registered to its current owner since Aug 2020. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 14 years old
- 1 of 3,043 Cirrus Design SR22T
2020
2012
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According to the flight instructor, he and the student pilot were practicing short field landings. On approach to runway 28, a 5,509 feet-long by 99 feet-wide runway, the airspeed suddenly decreased when the airplane was about 20 feet above the ground. The student pilot applied full engine power, the airplane yawed to the left, and then the airplane impacted the ground prior to the runway. The flight instructor took the flight controls, decreased the engine power to idle, and applied the brakes in order to stop the airplane, but it struck a taxiway sign located on the left side of the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing. The wind reported at the airport about the time of the accident was from 250 degrees at 3 knots. The flight instructor reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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About the Cirrus Design SR22T
About the modelThe turbocharged SR22 — same composite airframe, side-stick and airframe parachute, with a turbo engine that holds its power higher up. Built for longer, higher cross-country flying.