What happened
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This office responded to an aircraft accident at the Orlando- Sanford airport involving a Cirrus SR-20 airplane. During our interview with the pilot, he stated that he was cleared to land on runway 27C. He also remembered the wind at 8 knots. On short final was reading 75 indicated airspeed, the aircraft touched down and bounced back up in the air about 5 feet. He then flared a second time and the results were the same he again bounced, at that point the student decided to abort the 3rd landing attempt an do a go around. Approximately 20-30 feet altitude had 80 knots still low for flaps the airplane began turning & yawing left. He tried to correct and couldn't. it then descended left into the grass left wing low. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, it appears the aircraft as it hit the embankment caused the propeller to drive into the ground,dislodge the engine subsequenty almost somersaulting the aircraft spinning it completely around impailing it into the ground and then sliding on the edge of the grass. Debris and witness statements depict the same scenario. During inspection found the brs system to be intact, the lanyard straps became exposed but the system never fired and was disarmed by aerosim. The air bag deployed as required. The left gear pushed through the wing causing the wing to break at the cord line. As stated the engine mounts broke free causing the engine to roll several times. The vertical tail/rudder hinges had torn causing the rudder hinges to elongate due to impact.
As the FAA filed it
THIS OFFICE RESPONDED TO AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT THE ORLANDO- SANFORD AIRPORT INVOLVING A CIRRUS SR-20 AIRPLANE. DURING OUR INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT, HE STATED THAT HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27C. HE ALSO REMEMBERED THE WIND AT 8 KNOTS. ON SHORT FINAL WAS READING 75 INDICATED AIRSPEED, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED BACK UP IN THE AIR ABOUT 5 FEET. HE THEN FLARED A SECOND TIME AND THE RESULTS WERE THE SAME HE AGAIN BOUNCED, AT THAT POINT THE STUDENT DECIDED TO ABORT THE 3RD LANDING ATTEMPT AN DO A GO AROUND. APPROXIMATELY 20-30 FEET ALTITUDE HAD 80 KNOTS STILL LOW FOR FLAPS THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TURNING & YAWING LEFT. HE TRIED TO CORRECT AND COULDN'T. IT THEN DESCENDED LEFT INTO THE GRASS LEFT WING LOW. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, IT APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT AS IT HIT THE EMBANKMENT CAUSED THE PROPELLER TO DRIVE INTO THE GROUND,DISLODGE THE ENGINE SUBSEQUENTY ALMOST SOMERSAULTING THE AIRCRAFT SPINNING IT COMPLETELY AROUND IMPAILING IT INTO THE GROUND AND THEN SLIDING ON THE EDGE OF THE GRASS. DEBRIS AND WITNESS STATEMENTS DEPICT THE SAME SCENARIO. DURING INSPECTION FOUND THE BRS SYSTEM TO BE INTACT, THE LANYARD STRAPS BECAME EXPOSED BUT THE SYSTEM NEVER FIRED AND WAS DISARMED BY AEROSIM. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AS REQUIRED. THE LEFT GEAR PUSHED THROUGH THE WING CAUSING THE WING TO BREAK AT THE CORD LINE. AS STATED THE ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE FREE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO ROLL SEVERAL TIMES. THE VERTICAL TAIL/RUDDER HINGES HAD TORN CAUSING THE RUDDER HINGES TO ELONGATE DUE TO IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
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