# Accident 20110720014589A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Battle Creek, MI, July 20, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2011, 15:15 local time
- Place: Battle Creek, MI
- Airport: W K Kellogg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 42.3014° N, 85.2456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3014&lon=-85.2456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93TA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93TA) (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 DESIGN CORP SR20
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360-ES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 49 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA496) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110720014589A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN11CA496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA496), Jul 20, 2011: Cirrus SR20 (N93TA), Battle Creek, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.

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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