# Accident 20060815017719A: Cirrus SR20, Kremmling, CO, August 15, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2006
- Place: Kremmling, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0353° N, 106.4514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0353&lon=-106.4514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8127J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8127J-2007-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060815017719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 15, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:20 PM, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY^ WAS FLYING FROM CEDAR RIVER, UTAH TO JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT, COLORADO. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY^ DECIDED TO DIVERT TO THE KREMMLING, COLORADO AIRPORT BECAUSE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE DEVELOPING IN FRONT OF HIM. AT APPROXIMATELY 10:20 PM HE MISSED THE APPROACH TO THE KREMMLING AIRPORT AND ATTEMPTED A MISSED-APPROACH PROCEDURE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY^ FAILED TO TURN ON THE RUNWAY LIGHTS AND FAILED TO FOLLOW THE PROPER MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURES. AT APPROXIMATELY 10:25 PM HE IMPACTED TERRAIN AT 8,350 FEET, AT LATITUDE: N 40 02 775, AND LONGITUDE: W 106 27 548. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY^ WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND HIS SON RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 DEN06FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06FA114), Aug 16, 2006: Cirrus Design SR20 (N8127J), Kremmling, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly execute the published missed approach procedure resulting in an impact with mountainous terrain. Contributing factors were the pilot's attempted flight into known…

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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