# Accident 20060428008629A: Cirrus SR20, Willows, CA, April 28, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2006, 14:00 local time
- Place: Willows, CA
- Airport: Willows-Glenn County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5097° N, 122.2175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5097&lon=-122.2175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1488C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR20
- Reported engine: CONT IO360ES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 70 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060428008629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AND WAS MAKING AN APPROACH TO LANDING AT THE WILLOWS AIRPORT. THE STUDENT STATED THAT THE LANDING WAS HARD AND WAS FOLLOWED BY BOUNCING AND PORPOISING. THE STUDENT INITIATED A GO AROUND AND PROCEEDED TO HIS NEXT LANDING AIRPORT AT RED BLUFF, CALIFORNIA. AFTER LANDING AT THE RED BLUFF AIRPORT, THE STUDENT INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE AND DISCOVERED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND THE NOSE GEAR. THE STUDENT PILOT TERMINATED THE FLIGHT AND CONTACTED HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.

## 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 LAX06CA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA173), Apr 28, 2006: Cirrus SR-20 (N1488C), Willows, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged landing flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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