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FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Monticello, NY · May 16, 2017

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Date
May 16, 2017 · 08:30 local
Place
Monticello, NY
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2242Y
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR22
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
630 total90 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

privacy data omitted (PIC for N2242Y) departed kowd with two passengers (privacy data omitted) with an intended point of landing at the Monticello motor club. While on final approach to the race track N2242Y was following landing traffic, and for spacing purposes had accomplished a 360 degree turn approximately 1NM from the end of the landing pavement. As N2242Y approached the pavement threshold privacy data omitted noticed some power lines approximately 300FT before the touchdown point. The power lines startled him and as a result privacy data omitted pulled up and arrested the aircrafts descent causing the airspeed to slow. privacy data omitted Did not adjust power and maintained the adjusted descent profile; the right wing began to drop as the aircraft contacted the runway resulting in a hard landing. Upon touchdown the propeller contacted the ground as privacy data omitted simultaneously applied power to execute a go around maneuver, the aircraft accelerated and was momentarily airborne. privacy data omitted Then noticed that the aircraft was having a difficult time climbing and had drifted over a grassy area to the right of the track. privacy data omitted Decided to pull the power back and touchdown in the grass.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PIC FOR N2242Y) DEPARTED KOWD WITH TWO PASSENGERS (^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) WITH AN INTENDED POINT OF LANDING AT THE MONTICELLO MOTOR CLUB. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE RACE TRACK N2242Y WAS FOLLOWING LANDING TRAFFIC, AND FOR SPACING PURPOSES HAD ACCOMPLISHED A 360 DEGREE TURN APPROXIMATELY 1NM FROM THE END OF THE LANDING PAVEMENT. AS N2242Y APPROACHED THE PAVEMENT THRESHOLD ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTICED SOME POWER LINES APPROXIMATELY 300FT BEFORE THE TOUCHDOWN POINT. THE POWER LINES STARTLED HIM AND AS A RESULT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PULLED UP AND ARRESTED THE AIRCRAFTS DESCENT CAUSING THE AIRSPEED TO SLOW. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT ADJUST POWER AND MAINTAINED THE ADJUSTED DESCENT PROFILE; THE RIGHT WING BEGAN TO DROP AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SIMULTANEOUSLY APPLIED POWER TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND MANEUVER, THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED AND WAS MOMENTARILY AIRBORNE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME CLIMBING AND HAD DRIFTED OVER A GRASSY AREA TO THE RIGHT OF THE TRACK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECIDED TO PULL THE POWER BACK AND TOUCHDOWN IN THE GRASS.