# Incident 20080605835139I: Cirrus SR20, Orlando, FL, June 5, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2008, 08:25 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Sanford International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CE8S
- Location: 28.7767° N, 81.2353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7767&lon=-81.2353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N475DA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N475DA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360-ES (registry code 17160, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-es) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 282 total, 83 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08IA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08IA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080605835139I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N475DA, A CIRRUS R20, OPERATED BY DELTA FLIGHT CONNECTION ACADEMY WAS INVOLVED IN A NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE DURING A DUAL PRE-SOLO CHECK FLIGHT.  THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT MADE A SERIES OF HARDER THAN NORMAL LANDINGS WITH BALLOONING AND PORPOSING.  ON THE 4TH LANDING ON RUNWAY 9R, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL ENCOUNTERED SEVERE SIDE TO SIDE WOBBLE.  MARKS ON RUNWAY INDICATE THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SIDE TO SIDE VARIANCE OR WOBBLE WAS UP TO 16 INCHES WIDE WITH SEVERE SIDE WALL TIRE SCALDING.  UPON THE 5TH AND FINAL LANDING, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND FOLDED UNDER THE FUSELAGE.  THE PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT SLIDE APPROXIMATELY 90 YARDS COMING TO A STOP SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY, AND SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING.

## 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 NYC08IA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08IA206), Jun 5, 2008: Cirrus SR20 (N475DA), Sanford, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: A failure of the nose landing gear strut weldment.

## Other reports on N475DA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20091010050419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091010050419I), Oct 10, 2009: Cirrus Desi SR20 (N475DA), St. Augustine, FL, Minor damage. During landing, student pilot allowed aircraft to porpoise multiple times. Post flight inspection revealed nose gear assembly damage.

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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