# Incident 20090911049829I: Cirrus Desi SR20, Sanford, FL, September 11, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2009, 12:30 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Orlando Sanford International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 28.7772° N, 81.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO SANFORD INTL (SFB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7772&lon=-81.2349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N489DA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N489DA) (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 DESI SR20
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360-ES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 164 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090911049829I

## Narrative

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

DURING THE LANDING FLARE, PILOT ALLOWED EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED LOSS RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING, BOUNCE, AND SUBSEQUENT PROP STRIKE.  DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR.  NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED, AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N489DA (1)

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

- [Incident 20190412002709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190412002709I), Apr 12, 2019: Cirrus Design Corp SR20 (N489DA), Brunswick, GA, Minor damage. A Cirrus SR-20, operated by L3 in sanford reported a bird strike on climb out. The crew departing Brunswick ga was on an instruction flight and when departing…

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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