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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cirrus SR22 · Verdigre, NE · May 20, 2006

Date: May 20, 2006
Place: Verdigre, NE
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N814SN
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI06CA133
Reported as: Cirrus SR22
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 502 total124 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N814SNRegistration cancelled Dec 15, 2006 · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 0246 · Built 2002 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot attempted landing on a Private grass strip. Pilot overflew the first half of the sod runway and landed on the second half. The grass was wet from a previous rain shower which prevented the aircraft from stopping. The pilot realized the aircraft was not stopping and attempted a takeoff. The aircraft failed to attain adequate flying speed and impacted the trees at the ends of the runway. The Private airstrip is located 10 miles west and 5 miles north of Verdigre, Nebraska.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. PILOT OVERFLEW THE FIRST HALF OF THE SOD RUNWAY AND LANDED ON THE SECOND HALF. THE GRASS WAS WET FROM A PREVIOUS RAIN SHOWER WHICH PREVENTED THE AIRCRAFT FROM STOPPING. THE PILOT REALIZED THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT STOPPING AND ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE FLYING SPEED AND IMPACTED THE TREES AT THE ENDS OF THE RUNWAY. THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IS LOCATED 10 MILES WEST AND 5 MILES NORTH OF VERDIGRE, NEBRASKA.

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 CHI06CA133Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportVerdigre, NEThe pilot's decision to land on a wet grass runway that had insufficient length available for landing roll. An additional cause was the pilot's failure to properly retract the flaps during the aborted landing, resulting in diminished climb performance and the…May 20, 2006 · Substantial damage