# Accident 20160609010149A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Houston, TX, June 9, 2016 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 9, 2016, 13:10 local time - Place: Houston, TX - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Climb - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 29.6600° N, 95.2894° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6600&lon=-95.2894&mi=10 - Aircraft: N4252G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4252G-2016-12-19) (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: 3 - Fatal injuries: 3 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 291 total, 258 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA211) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160609010149A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AIRCRAFT WAS INBOUND WITH CLEARANCE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 4 "DIRECT TO THE NUMBERS". ATC INSTRUCTED N4252G TO MAINTAIN BEST FORWARD SPEED FOR A SOUTHWEST FLIGHT 235 ON A 9 MILE FINAL FOR RUNWAY 4 WITH AN 80 KNOT OVERTAKE. N4252G WAS LESS THAN 2 MILES FROM RUNWAY 4 AND ATC INSTRUCTED THE AIRCRAFT TO GO AROUND. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 235 WAS APPROXIMATELY ON A 5 MILE FINAL TO THE RUNWAY. N4252G WAS INSTRUCTED TO FLY RUNWAY HEADING AND TO MAKE A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 35. THE PILOT OF N4252G EXECUTED THE GO AROUND AS INSTRUCTED. BASED ON THE FLIGHT TRACK N4252G ENTERED A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 4 INSTEAD OF RUNWAY 35. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE FINAL APPROACH PATH OF RUNWAY 35 ATC INSTRUCTED A 30 DEGREE LEFT TURN. ATC THEN ASKED IF N4252G WANTED TO LAND RUNWAY 4 BEHIND A BOEING 737 ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 4. THE PILOT CONFIRMED SHE WANTED TO LAND RUNWAY 4. ATC CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON RUNWAY4 BEHIND THE BOEING 737. ATC THEN CANCELLED THE CLEARANCE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 4. ATC CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND BACK ON RUNWAY 35. PILOT STATED SHE DID NOT THINK SHE WAS LINED UP FOR RUNWAY 35. ATC INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO CLIMB TO 1600' AND A RIGHT TURN TO 040 DEGREE HEADING. THE PILOT THEN COMPLETED A RIGHT 360 DEGREE TURN TO BECOME ESTABLISHED FOR THE FINAL OF RUNWAY 35. AT APPROXIMATELY 900' THE AIRCRAFT WAS ESTABLISHED ON FINAL APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTH. AS THE N4252G WAS INBOUND FOR RUNWAY 35 ATC COMMENTED THAT "I THINK YOU ARE TOO HIGH", THE PILOT THEN SAID "OK I WILL GO AROUND" AND EXECUTED A GO AROUND. ATC INSTRUCTED N4252G TO MAKE A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 35 AND CLEARED TO LAND. ON THIS ATTEMPT TO LAND AT KHOU THE PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND FROM RUNWAY 35 AND BEGAN A CLIMBING LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 600' AND THEN ENTERED A STALL SPIN IN A COUNTER CLOCKWISE DIRECTION. SURVEILLENCE VIDEO SHOWS N4252G WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREE NOSE DOWN SPIN WHEN IT IMPACTED AN UNOCCUPIED PARKED CAR IN AN ACE HARDWARE STORE PARKING LOT OFF TELEPHONE ROAD, KILLING ALL THREE OCCUPANTS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE NOSE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN PERPENDICULAR TO THE CAR AND DIRECTLY ON TOP, CAUSING THE LEFT WING AND FUEL TANK TO BREACH. NO FUEL WAS OBSERVED IN THE LEFT WING, NOR WAS THERE ANY TRACE OF AVIATION FUEL IN OR AROUND THE CAR. THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE. AN INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT FUEL TANK SHOWED NO FUEL PRESENT AND THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SET ON THE LEFT TANK POSITION. THE BALLISTIC RECOVERY PARACHUTE SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED UPON IMPACT AND THE CHUTE DID NOT DEPLOY DUE TO ITS DESIGN. THE MAJORITY OF THE DAMAGE WAS ON THE NOSE AND FRONT FUSELAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER SHOWS SIGNATURES OF PRODUCING HIGH RPMS AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT. ## 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 CEN16FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA211), Jun 9, 2016: Cirrus Design SR20 (N4252G), Houston, TX, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper go-around procedure that did not ensure that the airplane was at a safe airspeed before raising the flaps, which resulted in exceedance of the critical angle of attack and… 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. 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