Cirrus Vision SF50 crash, Aug 24, 2021, Lansing-Capital R...
Cirrus Vision SF50 accident on August 24, 2021 near Lansing-Capital Region, Michigan, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot's decision to...
- Date: August 24, 2021
- Aircraft: Cirrus Vision SF50
- Location: Lansing-Capital Region, Michigan, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot's decision to depart with a tailwind as a thunderstorm approached, which led to a loss of performance in a significant tailwind gust and a runway excursion.
A Cirrus Vision SF50 took off from Lansing on the opposite runway with a tailwind as a thunderstorm approached. After a long ground roll the pilot rejected the takeoff, overran the runway, hit the perimeter fence and a ditch, and a fire consumed most of the fuselage. All four occupants evacuated safely.