# Accident 20180725017951A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Sanford, FL, July 25, 2018 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 25, 2018, 17:10 local time - Place: Sanford, FL - Airport: Sanford Internatioal - Damage: Substantial damage - Collision: Collision on the ground - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Operator: CE85 - Location: 28.7769° N, 81.2350° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7769&lon=-81.2350&mi=10 - Aircraft: N482DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N482DA-2019-12-16) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-360-ES (registry code 17160, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-es) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360-ES - People aboard: 3 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 556 total, 138 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA445) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180725017951A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON JULY 25, 2018 THE INSTRUCTOR RETURNED FROM THE NORTH PRACTICE AREA TO SANFORD (KSFB) FOR LANDING PRACTICE WITH TWO STUDENT PILOTS WITH THEIR PRIVATE PILOT RATINGS WHO WERE WORKING ON THEIR COMMERCIAL/INSTRUMENT RATINGS. ONE PILOT WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT AND HE WAS FLYING THE APPROACH, THE OTHER, WAS AN OBSERVER IN THE BACK SEAT. THE INITIAL ATIS INFORMATION ECHO AT 1953Z (1553 EST)REPORTED WINDS 170 AT 8 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 SM, ALTIMETER 29.93. ON ARRIVAL APPROACH ADVISED THERE WAS LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION APPROACHING THE AIRPORT. TOWER CLEARED THE STUDENT FLYING THE SA-20, TAIL NUMBER N482DA FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27C AND TO KEEP THE BASE LEG IN CLOSE. THEN CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27C. WEATHER WAS OVER RUNWAY 27L. TOWER REPORTED THE WINDS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. INSTRUCTOR ADDED 4 KNOTS TO THE APPROACH SPEED (75 +4 =79KTS) THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED RAIN ON APPROACH BUT THE RUNWAY WAS STILL VISIBLE. THE INSRUCTOR TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS FROM THE STUDENT PRIOR TO FINAL APPROACH. DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS, THE INSTRUCTOR LANDED WITH 50 FLAPS. HE ENCOUNTERED MODERATE RAIN ON LANDING, WITH LESS THAN ONE MILE VISIBILITY. THE INSTRUCTOR HELD THE AIRCRAFT OFF TO LOSE EXCESS AIRSPEED FOR LANDING THEN BOUNCED ONCE ON LANDING. AFTER LANDING THE RAIN STOPPED 3/4 OF THE DISTANCE DOWN THE RUNWAY-NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY M. N482DA WAS CLEARED TO TAXI STRAIGHT AHEAD ONTO TAXIWAY K1, THEN TO THE RAMP. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS TAXING FASTER THAN NORMAL. THE AIRCAFT WAS LEFT OF THE TAXI LINE ON THE RAMP AND STRUCK 3 PARKED AIRCRAFT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RAMP; A CIRRUS (N613DA), A PIPER SEMINOLE (588ND) AND A CESSNA 172 (N5491). ## 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 GAA18CA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA445), Jul 25, 2018: Cirrus SR20 (N482DA), Sanford, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain an appropriate approach speed in crosswind conditions, which resulted in the airplane landing long on the wet runway and his subsequent loss of directional… ## Other reports on N482DA (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20160823018189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160823018189I), Aug 23, 2016: Cirrus Design Corp SR20 (N482DA), Sanford, FL, No damage. A Cirrus SR20-G2 aircraft operated by aerosim academy reported a bird strike to the nose gear during landing. The crew operating in ground effect stated they… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.