# Accident 20180306001499A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Churchville, MD, March 6, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2018, 21:15 local time
- Place: Churchville, MD
- Airport: Harford County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5669° N, 76.2025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5669&lon=-76.2025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101AD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101AD-2019-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 501 total, 434 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180306001499A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS FLYING BACK TO HIS HOME AIRPORT FROM CALHOUN, GEORGIA. BEFORE DEPARTURE HE LOOKED AT THE WEATHER USING SEVERAL ONLINE WEATHER RESOURCES INCLUDING GARMIN PILOT, FLYQ, AND WUNDERGROUND, ALL WERE REPORTING HIS DESTINATION TO BE VFR. ABOUT 30 MINUTES FROM THEIR DESTINATION IT STARTED SNOWING. HE DESCENDED FROM 9,500 FT, WHERE IT WAS 24° TO 4,000 FT, HOPING TO FIND WARMER TEMPERATURES. HE CONTINUED TO DESCEND BUT ENCOUNTERED A TEMPERATURE INVERSION. HE STATED SNOW WAS BUILDING UP ON THE WINGS AND HE DECIDED TO FIND THE CLOSEST AIRPORT AND LAND.

BECAUSE OF THE SNOW THAT HAD ACCUMULATED ON THE AIRPLANE HE MAINTAINED A HIGHER THAN NORMAL AIRSPEED DURING LANDING. HE STATED THE AIRPLANE BALLOONED DURING TOUCHDOWN AND DRIFTED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED AN EQUIPMENT TRUCK, SPUN AROUND AND IMPACTED ANOTHER.

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## 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 ERA18LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA098), Mar 7, 2018: Cirrus Design SR20 (N101AD), Churchville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in the airplane ballooning on touchdown, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the attempted landing and subsequent…

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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