20041029029499A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cirrus SR22 · Pueblo, CO · October 29, 2004

Date: October 29, 2004 · 14:30 local
Place: Pueblo, CO
Airport: Pueblo Memorial Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N203RF
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN05LA022
Reported as: Cirrus SR22
Reported engine: Continental IO550*
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total250 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N203RFRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 0453 · Built 2003 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft landing runway 26R at pub. Information yankee reported winds 270/25G31. When he was landed off to tower, they gave him winds of 270/28. Normal approach until about 100 feet. At this point he had a sudden loss of 50 feet. He recovered and continued descent and began his roundout. At about touchdown speed a gust of wind caused him to balloon. He added power and another gust raised his right wing and turned his aircraft 30 degrees to the left. At this point he sees a backhoe just off the edge of the runway, on his right, and a dump truck just to his left. Because these vehicles were right at the edge of the runway, he did not have room to turn back to his right and try to realign with the runway. His only choice was to fly between them. He flew between the two vehicles, chopped his power, and landed in the dirt. The aircraft started to pivot clockwise and the left gear collapsed. It then pivoted in the opposite direction and the right gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDING RUNWAY 26R AT PUB. INFORMATION YANKEE REPORTED WINDS 270/25G31. WHEN HE WAS LANDED OFF TO TOWER, THEY GAVE HIM WINDS OF 270/28. NORMAL APPROACH UNTIL ABOUT 100 FEET. AT THIS POINT HE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF 50 FEET. HE RECOVERED AND CONTINUED DESCENT AND BEGAN HIS ROUNDOUT. AT ABOUT TOUCHDOWN SPEED A GUST OF WIND CAUSED HIM TO BALLOON. HE ADDED POWER AND ANOTHER GUST RAISED HIS RIGHT WING AND TURNED HIS AIRCRAFT 30 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. AT THIS POINT HE SEES A BACKHOE JUST OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, ON HIS RIGHT, AND A DUMP TRUCK JUST TO HIS LEFT. BECAUSE THESE VEHICLES WERE RIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, HE DID NOT HAVE ROOM TO TURN BACK TO HIS RIGHT AND TRY TO REALIGN WITH THE RUNWAY. HIS ONLY CHOICE WAS TO FLY BETWEEN THEM. HE FLEW BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES, CHOPPED HIS POWER, AND LANDED IN THE DIRT. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PIVOT CLOCKWISE AND THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. IT THEN PIVOTED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN05LA022Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPueblo, COThe pilot’s inadequate compensation for wind and his failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted in a gear collapse due to an on-ground collision with terrain. Contributing factors were the wind shear, gusty wind conditions, and rough terrain. This…Oct 29, 2004 · Substantial damage