# Accident 20060109001429A: Cirrus SR20, Lancaster, CA, January 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 2006, 13:34 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: Gen Wm J Fox Airfield Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7508° N, 118.1956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7508&lon=-118.1956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N526CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N526CD-2008-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR20
- Reported engine: CONT IO360CONT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 947 total, 376 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060109001429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY FOLLOWING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE AND EXECUTED A TEARDROP MANEUVER.

## 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 LAX06FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA087), Jan 9, 2006: Cirrus Design SR20 (N526CD), Lancaster, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering, and, the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight. A factor in the accident was the strong tailwind…

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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