20110720014589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SR20 · Battle Creek, MI · July 20, 2011

Date
July 20, 2011 · 15:15 local
Place
Battle Creek, MI
Airport
W K Kellogg
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N93TA
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11CA496
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR20
Reported engine
Continental IO-360-ES
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
49 total49 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 20, 2011, approximately 1516 EDT, a Cirrus SR-20, N93TA sustained substantial damage when the airplane performed a hard bounce followed by another hard bounce landing on runway 23L. After the second bounce, in an attempt to go around, the pilot stated he gave full power and changed the flap position from 100 % to 50%, resulting in a landing roll off the runway to the left. The aircraft came to rest upright approximately 500 feet from the runway after impacting a metal chain linked fence. The student pilot on a solo flight sustained no injuries. The airplane was registered to brown aviation lease iii LLC, and operated by a 14 CFR part 141 pilot school. Neither of the shoulder harness airbags had deployed, but the ELT was activated. Visual flight rules condition prevailed with dry runway conditions.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 20, 2011, APPROXIMATELY 1516 EDT, A CIRRUS SR-20, N93TA SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRPLANE PERFORMED A HARD BOUNCE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER HARD BOUNCE LANDING ON RUNWAY 23L. AFTER THE SECOND BOUNCE, IN AN ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND, THE PILOT STATED HE GAVE FULL POWER AND CHANGED THE FLAP POSITION FROM 100 % TO 50%, RESULTING IN A LANDING ROLL OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY AFTER IMPACTING A METAL CHAIN LINKED FENCE. THE STUDENT PILOT ON A SOLO FLIGHT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO BROWN AVIATION LEASE III LLC, AND OPERATED BY A 14 CFR PART 141 PILOT SCHOOL. NEITHER OF THE SHOULDER HARNESS AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED, BUT THE ELT WAS ACTIVATED. VISUAL FLIGHT RULES CONDITION PREVAILED WITH DRY RUNWAY CONDITIONS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.