What happened
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On March 29, 2017 at approximately 2159 EDT, (0159Z), a Cirrus sr 20, N580PU was landing on runway 5 at Fort Wayne international airport, (kfwa) Fort Wayne in. The aircraft crashed in the grass north of the runway while attempting a go around maneuver. The aircraft received substantial damage. The flight instructor (CFI) suffered minor injuries and the private pilot (trainee) received serious injuries. There were no injuries on the ground. The aircraft is registered to the trustees of purdue university and was operating under 14 CFR part 91 as a training flight by purdue university, a 14 CFR part 141 flight school. Visual flight conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight departed lafayette, IN (klaf) at approximately 2100 EDT (0100Z) en route to kfwa. The aircraft received flight following from indianapolis atrcc and was on a visual flight plan, (VFR).
The kfwa automated terminal information service, (ATIS) received was oscar: time 0100Z, reported winds 090@17 gusting 26, visibility 10 miles, overcast at 9500 feet.
The flight instructor and trainee departed klaf on a night training flight required to obtain experience towards the trainee?s commercial pilot certificate. A VFR ?round robin? Flight plan was filed to kfwa, south bend, IN (ksbn) and return to klaf. The flight instructor and the trainee approached kfwa with intentions to accomplish touch and go landings. The trainee was flying the aircraft. The flight instructor stated the approach to runway 5 was stable until the landing flare. The flight instructor stated the flight controls were positioned for a right crosswind landing, left rudder and right wing low. Half of the gust factor was added to the approach airspeed as per the aircraft flight manual. During the landing flare, the aircraft encountered a strong gust of wind from the right. The aircraft rolled to the left scraping the left wing?s pitot tube on the runway. The instructor took control of the aircraft and executed a go around maneuver. The aircraft was blown from over the runway and above the grass on the left side of the runway. The flight instructor stated at approximately 25 to 50 feet altitude, the aircraft rolled to the right in a nose low attitude and that he had no control of the aircraft. The instructor stated he attempted a spin recovery maneuver and brought the power back to idle. The flight instructor also stated he could not remember if the throttle was at idle at the time of impact. Both instructor and trainee stated that neither of them heard a stall warning horn. The aircraft had turned to the right 180 degrees and was facing southwest when it came to rest.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 29, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 2159 EDT, (0159Z), A CIRRUS SR 20, N580PU WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 5 AT FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, (KFWA) FORT WAYNE IN. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN THE GRASS NORTH OF THE RUNWAY WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO AROUND MANEUVER. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND THE PRIVATE PILOT (TRAINEE) RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO THE TRUSTEES OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY AND WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AS A TRAINING FLIGHT BY PURDUE UNIVERSITY, A 14 CFR PART 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL. VISUAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED LAFAYETTE, IN (KLAF) AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 EDT (0100Z) EN ROUTE TO KFWA. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM INDIANAPOLIS ATRCC AND WAS ON A VISUAL FLIGHT PLAN, (VFR).
THE KFWA AUTOMATED TERMINAL INFORMATION SERVICE, (ATIS) RECEIVED WAS OSCAR: TIME 0100Z, REPORTED WINDS 090@17 GUSTING 26, VISIBILITY 10 MILES, OVERCAST AT 9500 FEET.
THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND TRAINEE DEPARTED KLAF ON A NIGHT TRAINING FLIGHT REQUIRED TO OBTAIN EXPERIENCE TOWARDS THE TRAINEE?S COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE. A VFR ?ROUND ROBIN? FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED TO KFWA, SOUTH BEND, IN (KSBN) AND RETURN TO KLAF. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE TRAINEE APPROACHED KFWA WITH INTENTIONS TO ACCOMPLISH TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE TRAINEE WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 5 WAS STABLE UNTIL THE LANDING FLARE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE POSITIONED FOR A RIGHT CROSSWIND LANDING, LEFT RUDDER AND RIGHT WING LOW. HALF OF THE GUST FACTOR WAS ADDED TO THE APPROACH AIRSPEED AS PER THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A STRONG GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT SCRAPING THE LEFT WING?S PITOT TUBE ON THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND EXECUTED A GO AROUND MANEUVER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN FROM OVER THE RUNWAY AND ABOVE THE GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED AT APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 50 FEET ALTITUDE, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE AND THAT HE HAD NO CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED HE ATTEMPTED A SPIN RECOVERY MANEUVER AND BROUGHT THE POWER BACK TO IDLE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ALSO STATED HE COULD NOT REMEMBER IF THE THROTTLE WAS AT IDLE AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. BOTH INSTRUCTOR AND TRAINEE STATED THAT NEITHER OF THEM HEARD A STALL WARNING HORN. THE AIRCRAFT HAD TURNED TO THE RIGHT 180 DEGREES AND WAS FACING SOUTHWEST WHEN IT CAME TO REST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.