# Accident 20091106022419A: Cirrus SR20, Santa Barbara, CA, November 6, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2009, 12:47 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4261° N, 119.8414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4261&lon=-119.8414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N702TM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N702TM) (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
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 122 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091106022419A

## Narrative

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

MR. BRUCE FAMILIAN STATED THAT HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 15L AT SANTA BARBARA, CA.  HE STATED THAT HE MADE A NORMAL FLARE AND TOUCH DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR.  HE SAID WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THAT THE AIRPLANE IMMEDIATELY POPPED UP THEN LANDED NORMALLY ON THE MAIN GEAR A SECOND TIME.  WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRPLANCE POPPED UP AGAIN HARDER, IT THEN CAME DOWN HARDER, POPPED UP A THIRD TIME, THIS TIME IT CAME DOWN ON THE NOSEWHEEL.  THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED, THEN THE AIRPLANCE SLID TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP.  MR. FAMILIAN SAID THAT HE DID NOT FEEL ANYTHING UNUSUAL IN THE FLIGHT CONTROLS OR IN THEIR RESPONSE.  WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.  THERE WERE NO OTHER OUTSIDE DISTRACTIONS DURING THE LANDING.

## 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 WPR10CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA054), Nov 6, 2009: Cirrus SR20 (N702TM), Santa Barbara, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and porpoise pilot induced oscillation.

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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