20141205021179A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SR20 · Loveland, CO · December 5, 2014

Date: December 5, 2014 · 14:35 local
Place: Loveland, CO
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N407ND
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA069
Reported as: Cirrus Design SR20
Reported engine: Continental IO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 26 total24 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N407NDRegistration cancelled Aug 25, 2015 · Cirrus Design SR20S/N 1598 · Built 2005 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR20 Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On December 05, 2014 at approximately 1435 hours mountain standard time (MST), N407ND, Cirrus SR20 aircraft , impacted terrain during approach at fort collins-Loveland municipal airprot (fnl), near Loveland, Colorado. The solo student pilot was seriously injured and aircraft was substantially damaged. Weather at the time was visual metrological conditions (VMC).

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 05, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1435 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST), N407ND, CIRRUS SR20 AIRCRAFT , IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING APPROACH AT FORT COLLINS-LOVELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPROT (FNL), NEAR LOVELAND, COLORADO. THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC).

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN15LA069Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFort Collins, COThe student pilot’s failure to comprehend the significance of the wake turbulence that a preceding helicopter would generate during departure, which resulted in a loss of airplane control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the lack of Federal…Dec 5, 2014 · Substantial damage