# NTSB Accident ERA13LA012
> **CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22** · 2012-10-06 · Birmingham, AL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13LA012
- **Event ID:** 20121007X94725
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-10-06
- **Location:** Birmingham, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.563888, -86.75222
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CIRRUS DESIGN CORP
- **Model:** SR22
- **Registration:** N80KW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a missed approach in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's overreliance on the autopilot system and his inability to hand-fly the airplane once the autopilot was disconnected.

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