# Accident 20180527006079A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Brookshire, TX, May 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2018, 17:00 local time
- Place: Brookshire, TX
- Airport: Houston Executive Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7808° N, 95.9504° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7808&lon=-95.9504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67Y-2019-11-04) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,673 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180527006079A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEPART ON RUNWAY 18.  THE PILOT STATED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL LEFT. HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE ROLL BY ADDING RIGHT STICK. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO RECOVER BUT THE FLIGHT CONTROL WAS AT THE RIGHT ROLL LIMIT. THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE TOWER OF THE CONTROL ISSUE AND WAS GRANTED CLEARANCE TO LAND.

THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OUT FOR A SHORT PERIOD, BUT BEGAN TO ROLL LEFT AGAIN.  THE PILOT SAID THAT HE COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF THE LEFT ROLL.  HE LOWERED THE NOSE IN ATTEMPT TO LAND IN THE  FIELD ADJACENT TO THE AIRFIELD. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND ON ITS LEFT SIDE AND BEGAN TO SLIDE, SHEARING THE LEFT WING OFF AT THE ROOT. THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS BROKE OFF BY THE IMPACT BUT THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT BY THE FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES. THE RIGHT WING BROKE APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD FROM THE WINGTIP BUT REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLID, THE PROPELLER DUG INTO THE GROUND AND SHEARED. THIS ACTION LIFTED THE TAIL AND ROTATED THE AIRCRAFT NINETY DEGREES COUNTER-CLOCKWISE. THIS ALLOWED THE BROKEN LEFT WING ASSEMBLY TO GO UNDER THE FUSELAGE WITH THE LANDING GEAR POINTING UP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR HOLDING THE AIRCRAFT AT A 45 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.

AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE ARM THAT CONNECTS THE LEFT AILERON TO THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM WAS MISSING. THE BOLT HOLE IN THE AILERON ASSEMBLY SHOWED NO SIGNS OF DEFORMATION OR DISTRESS. THE SAFETY WIRE HOLE IN THE ASSEMBLY WAS UNDAMAGED.

## 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 CEN18LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA195), May 27, 2018: Cirrus Design SR20 (N67Y), Katy, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of airplane control on takeoff due to the absence of the attachment bolt for the left aileron actuation arm.

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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