Accident Details
On July 3, 2009, at 1810 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus Design Corporation SR22, registration N708RW, received minor damage when it veered off the runway and impacted terrain during landing at Put-In-Bay Airport (3W2), Put-In-Bay, Ohio. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot and passenger were uninjured. The flight had departed from Akron Fulton International Airport, Akron, Ohio, at 1630.
Pilot Statement
According to a police report, an officer from the Put-In-Bay Police Department contacted the pilot on July 6, 2009. The pilot stated that a "big gust" of wind blew the airplane off the runway. The pilot declined to provide further information regarding himself or the incident.
Sequence of Events
The pilot reported that during the approach to runway 21 (2,870 feet by 75 feet, asphalt), which has a displaced threshold of 657 feet, he executed a go-around following a report of wind conditions from a preceding aircraft. On the second landing attempt, the airplane experienced wind shear and turbulence that "pushed" it off the runway. The airplane rolled into the grass, and at one point the propeller "touched" the ground. The pilot then taxied the airplane back onto the runway and parked it.
Data from the aircraft's systems indicated that the short final approach ground speed was approximately 82 knots. After touchdown, the airplane departed the left side of the runway and traversed the adjacent area. Ground speed was approximately 78 knots abeam the center of the runway, decelerating to about 8 knots where the airplane crossed over the departure end. The airplane then taxied along the taxiway to the parking area.
Post-Accident Inspection
According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the pilot taxied the airplane through rocks at high speed. Upon exiting the rock area, the propeller struck the ground and rocks. The pilot then taxied through a drainage ditch, where the propeller struck the ground and ditch multiple times while exiting.
The airplane's propeller and landing gear wheel fairings were damaged. A post-accident inspection revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Other Information
The pilot's airman medical certificate was expired at the time of the incident.