# Accident 20070610013289A: Cirrus SR22, Novato, CA, June 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2007, 14:15 local time
- Place: Novato, CA
- Airport: Gnoss Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1436° N, 122.5561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1436&lon=-122.5561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171SR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171SR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR22
- Reported engine: CONT IO550N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 6 total, 6 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070610013289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRPLANE OWNERS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND CFI WERE RETURNING FROM BUSINESS AND MEETINGS THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD IN LAS VEGAS. THE OWNERS ARE BOTH STUDENT PILOTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ USED THE FLIGHT TO NORTH LAS VEGAS AS A TRAINING FLIGHT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ USED THE RETURN LEG AS A TRAINING FLIGHT. THE WEATHER WAS REPORTED AS VFR FOR THE ENTIRE ROUTE. AS THEY APPROACHED KDVO THE GNOSS AWOS REPORTED, "WIND 210@15, VIS +10 MILES, FEW CLOUDS AT 7000', TEMP 23/DEW POINT 12, ALTIMETER 29.86. THE FINAL APPROACH WAS 3 KNOTS FASTER (83 KNOTS) THAN NORMAL DUE TO THE WIND. AT INITIATION THE PLANE WAS APPARENTLY HIT BY A WIND GUST THAT PUSHED THE PLANE ONTO THE RUNWAY AND CAUSED A BOUNCE. THE CFI TOOK OVER CONTROL AND TRIED TO SAVE THE LANDING. THE CFI APPLIED FULL POWER TO CLIMB WITH THE INTENTION OF GOING TO ANOTHER AIRPORT. THE ENGINE SURGED SLIGHTLY, BUT IT DID NOT PRODUCE FULL OR SUSTAINED POWER ACCORDING TO THE CFI. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY VEERED RIGHT, THE NOSE GEAR BROKE AND BOTH MAIN GEARS BROKE OFF ON IMPACT WITH A DITCH BANK. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE PAVEMENT NUMEROUS TIMES BREAKING ALL THREE BLADES AND THE LEFT WING SPAR WAS DAMAGED ON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRBAGS AND PARACHUTE DID NOT DEPLOY.

## 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 SEA07CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA151), Jun 10, 2007: Cirrus Design SR22 (N171SR), Novato, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the wind gusts.

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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