# Incident 20120617014729I: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Phoenix, AZ, June 17, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2012, 10:40 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Deer Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6861° N, 112.0761° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6861&lon=-112.0761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N552PG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N552PG) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12IA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12IA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120617014729I

## Narrative

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

ON 6-17-12 AT 1040 HOURS MST AT PHOENIX DEER VALLEY AIRPORT (DVT), PHOENIX, ARIZONA, N552PG, CIRRUS SR-20 AIRCRAFT, WAS TAXIING WESTBOUND ON TAXIWAY C ENROUTE TO THE RUN-UP AREA AT TAXIWAY C3 FOR A RUNWAY 7R TAKEOFF.  WHILE TURNING RIGHT ON TO C3 TAXIWAY. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND IT UNINTENTIONALLY LEFT THE TAXIWAY TO THE WEST, COLLIDED INTO TAXIWAY C3 SIGN, AND CAME TO REST WITH A COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.FORM 8020-9 INDICATED THE FOLLOWING WEATHER DATA:  1740Z 190003KT 10SM CLR 37/04 A2989.  ADDITIONALLY IT STATED THAT THE LAST TAXI CLEARANCE WAS TO "TAXI TO RUNWAY 7R VIA CHARLIE, CHARLIE THREE".  THE NAME OF THE OCCUPANT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^; AND THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 WPR12IA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12IA296), Jun 17, 2012: Cirrus Design SR20 (N552PG), Deer Valley, AZ, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during taxi due to excessive taxi speed.

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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