# Accident 20150514007149A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Atlanta, GA, May 14, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2015, 14:26 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8756° N, 84.3019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8756&lon=-84.3019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N741CD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 39 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150514007149A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON FINAL WITH A STEEP DECENT FOR RWY 3L.  HE WAS FLYING IN FAST 90+ KTS WHICH SHOULD BE 80KTS.  PILOT REDUCED THE THROTTLE AND BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY.  ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND AND DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR.

## 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 GAA15CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA071), May 14, 2015: Cirrus Design SR22 (N741CD), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing. Contributing to this accident was the pilot's lack of experience with the airplane's performance characteristics during the approach…

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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