# Accident 20120825019509A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Watkins, CO, August 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2012, 10:58 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Airport: Front Range Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7667° N, 104.5250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7667&lon=-104.5250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215VS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215VS) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 249 total, 79 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA576](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA576) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120825019509A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/25/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1058 HRS. MDT, N215VS, A CIRRUS DESIGN CORP. MODEL SR20 AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT FRONT RANGE AIRPORT (KFTG), CO.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 CEN12CA576](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA576), Aug 25, 2012: Cirrus Design SR20 (N215VS), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusty wind conditions.

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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