# NTSB Accident ERA12FA196
> **CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22** · 2012-02-29 · Melbourne, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12FA196
- **Event ID:** 20120229X12019
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-02-29
- **Location:** Melbourne, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.092777, -80.659721
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CIRRUS DESIGN CORP
- **Model:** SR22
- **Registration:** N544SR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's abrupt maneuver in response to a perceived traffic conflict, which resulted in an accelerated stall and a loss of airplane control at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the air traffic controller's incomplete instructions, which resulted in improper sequencing of traffic landing on the same runway.

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