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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus SR20 · Grand Rapids, MN · March 24, 2003

Date: March 24, 2003 · 10:40 local
Place: Grand Rapids, MN
Airport: Grand Rapids-Itasca County
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N61EW
Reported as: Cirrus SR20
Reported engine: Continental IO360ES
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total280 in this make and model161 in the last 90 days

N61EWRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR20S/N 1302 · Built 2003 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR20 Engine modelLycoming I0-360-ESReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) While giving initial training in customers new airplane, flight encountered severe turbulence during the final approach. Decision to reject landing was made due to the turbulence. During the rejected landing the engine did not respond to full throttle input. Instructor made the decision to abort the rejected landing, and landed on the remaining runway. The airplane touched down with 600 feet of runway remaining. Both pilots used heavy braking, causing both main tires to fail. Instructor steered airplane between runway end lights, and the airplane stopped in the over run area. Aircraft damage included blown main tires and scratches on left main gear wheel fairing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE GIVING INITIAL TRAINING IN CUSTOMERS NEW AIRPLANE, FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE DURING THE FINAL APPROACH. DECISION TO REJECT LANDING WAS MADE DUE TO THE TURBULENCE. DURING THE REJECTED LANDING THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO FULL THROTTLE INPUT. INSTRUCTOR MADE THE DECISION TO ABORT THE REJECTED LANDING, AND LANDED ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN WITH 600 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING. BOTH PILOTS USED HEAVY BRAKING, CAUSING BOTH MAIN TIRES TO FAIL. INSTRUCTOR STEERED AIRPLANE BETWEEN RUNWAY END LIGHTS, AND THE AIRPLANE STOPPED IN THE OVER RUN AREA. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE INCLUDED BLOWN MAIN TIRES AND SCRATCHES ON LEFT MAIN GEAR WHEEL FAIRING.