No fatalities

CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 accident at Louisburg, NC, 30 Dec 2025

Louisburg, NC, United States

On December 30, 2025, a CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 operated by McKnight Aviation LLC was involved in an aviation accident near Louisburg, NC. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot’s failure to compensate for gusting crosswind conditions and subsequent loss of directional control following an aborted go-around attempt, which resulted in a runway excursion. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to compensate for gusting crosswind conditions and subsequent loss of directional control following an aborted go-around attempt, which resulted in a runway excursion.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

PilotResponse/compensation