# Accident 20041029029499A: Cirrus SR22, Pueblo, CO, October 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2004, 14:30 local time
- Place: Pueblo, CO
- Airport: Pueblo Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2833° N, 104.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2833&lon=-104.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N203RF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N203RF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR22
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041029029499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN05LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA022), Oct 29, 2004: Cirrus Design SR22 (N203RF), Pueblo, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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