# Accident 20170322004189A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Dekalb, GA, March 22, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2017, 01:45 local time
- Place: Dekalb, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- 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: N146GS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N146GS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,224 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170322004189A

## Narrative

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

THE CIRRUS WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT TO PDK AND BEING VECTORED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH FOR LANDING. DURING THE APPROACH THE PILOT STATED THAT THE TOWER HAD FIRST CLEARED HIM TO LAND ON RUNWAY 03R THEN ASKED HIM IF HE WAS ABLE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 03L.. THE PILOT ACCEPTED THE REVISED CLEARANCE TO LAND ON 03L DURING THE APPROACH, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AND DECIDED HE HAD NOT SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT ENOUGH TO LAND. HE EXECUTED A GO AROUND /TOUCH AND GO PROCEDURE. THE TOWER ASKED THE PILOT IF HE WANTED TO CANCEL HIS IFR CLEARANCE AND PERFORM A VISUAL APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 03L. THE PILOT ACCEPTED THIS AND FLEW THE AIRPORT PATTERN FOR LEFT TRAFFIC LANDING RUNWAY 03L. THE PILOT CARRIED ADDITIONAL AIRSPEED DURING THE FINAL APPROACH AND BOUNCED AT THE MIDWAY POINT OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE FLAPS SELECTED FOR LANDING (MORE THAN 10 DEGREES). A SECOND GO AROUND WAS EXECUTED AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT AND THE NOSE PITCHED UP. THIS RESULTED IN A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND BREAKING THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS MEDIUM. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY ADJACENT TO THE TAXIWAY. NTSB WAS NOTIFIED THAT BLOCK

## 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 GAA17CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA201), Mar 22, 2017: Cirrus Design SR22 (N146GS), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s use of excessive airspeed during the approach, which resulted in a bounced, hard landing and subsequent loss of directional control during an attempted go-around.

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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