N53KH

On December 18, 2025, about 1255 central standard time, a Cirrus SR22T, N53KH, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Muleshoe, Texas. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight.

The pilot reported that the airplane departed runway 7 at Muleshoe Municipal Airport (2T1), Muleshoe, Texas. During the takeoff roll, about 50 to 55 kts, the airplane began to veer to the left. The pilot applied full right rudder, but the airplane continued to drift. He said that he had a slight vibration coming from the landing gear. He pulled back the throttle to abort the takeoff. Then the airplane pulled harder to the left. He put in full right brake and partial left brake to stop the airplane, but it continued left off the runway. During the runway excursion, the left wheel went over a drainage pipe, which caused the left gear to collapse and separate from the fuselage. The airplane came to rest on an embankment. Postaccident examination revealed that the left wing fuel tank was breached and fuel was leaking onto the ground. The airplane was retained for further examination.

Reported wind at the time of the accident at Clovis, New Mexico, 23 miles northwest of the accident site was 060° at 15 knots gusting to 18 knots.