N8159Z is a 2003 Cirrus Design SR22. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 4 seats, powered by a Cont Motor IO-550 series rated at 300 horsepower. Its registration was cancelled in Dec 2003. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Sep 2014. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
FAA recordRegistered in Mason, OH in 2012 · deregistered in 2003.
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After an uneventful cross-country flight, about 2 miles from his destination airport, the pilot noted a "significant crosswind component with gusty/windshear like conditions." He then established the airplane in a slip maneuver and continued his approach to land. While over the runway, after realizing he had passed his intended point of landing, the pilot applied full throttle, added right rudder and pitched the airplane to a climb attitude to initiate a go-around. The airplane was then struck by a "significant wind gust" and it veered to the left towards a tree line. The left wing made contact with a tree and then impacted the ground before coming to rest between two trees. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to both wings and the empennage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane that could have precluded normal operation.
A witness' recount of the accident corroborated the pilot's statement. The winds at the time of the accident were gusting from the west.
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About the Cirrus Design SR22
About the modelA four to five-seat composite low-wing single with fixed gear, a side-stick and a whole-airframe emergency parachute (CAPS). For many years the best-selling single-engine piston aircraft in the world.