Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.
NTSB analysis
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.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN09IA438 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jul 3, 2009
- Type
- Incident
- Place
- Put-In-Bay, Ohio
- Nearest airport
- Put In Bay Airport (3W2)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cirrus Design Corporation SR22
- N-number
- N708RW
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Minor
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.