What happened
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On November 28, 2018, N334BZ Cirrus SR20 departed from dekalb peachtree airport atlanta Georgia (kpdk) to Pickens County Airport Jasper Georgia (kjzp). The purpose of the trip was to perform private pilot lessons practicing landings and touch and go?s. upon arrival at Pickens County Airport Jasper Georgia (kjzp) the winds were reported straight down runway 34 (kjzp ASOS-3 1537Z wind 340 @ 10KTS gusting 15KTS sky clear altimeter 30.13). The student and certified flight instructor (CFI) performed five landings touch and go?s on runway 34 without incident. During the final landing, the aircraft was left of the centerline. The flight instructor brought this to the student?s attention but the aircraft proceeded on the same heading. Prior to touch down the flight instructor called out go around the student pilot added full power and proceeded to pull back on the controls with full flaps. The aircraft responded and went in to a low-level stall turning left. Flight instructor took controls. Student exchanged controls properly but the aircraft did not climb and proceeded left. Aircraft left the runway close to the first runaway exit heading straight for airport parking ramp and maintenance hangar. The aircraft right side first struck a tied down Cessna 182 top left outboard wing then hit the ground. Moving forward the aircraft nose hit one suv. The aircraft left wing hit second suv swinging the aircraft 90 degrees to the right into the hangar doorway with right hand wing. Student pilot sustained head injury around the eye and a fracture ankle. CFI had minor scratches and bruising.
Eyewitness located in the hangar at the time of the event heard and seen the aircraft engine power up and turning left at a nose high attitude. Wittiness also saw the aircraft striking the tied down Cessna 182 on the ramp, the suvs in front of the hangar and hangar door entrance. The maintenance personnel reported that they extinguished the engine due to lots of fuel leaking and the engine was still running. An eyewitness maintenance person turned the engine off, fuel shut off as well as the electrical power. No ground personnel was injured. During the interview of the eyewitnesses stated, aircraft was approximately 20 feet above ground level (AGL) descending the engine was running full power with a nose high during all phases of the accident until the aircraft hit the ground.
Upon a review of the Cirrus pilot handbook go around procedures section 3 page 3-64 thru 3-65 it was the excessive high nose pitch and full flaps that contribute to the aircraft not developing sufficient airspeed to maintain control.
This accident appears to be the flight instructor was not able to maintain control of the aircraft after student pilot did not initiate the proper Cirrus SR-20 POH section 3. Go around procedure.
?The first priority of executing a go around is to stop the aircraft?s descent. Smoothly and promptly apply full power while simultaneously leveling the wings and pitching the aircraft to stop the descent.
Maintain coordination while adding power by applying rudder pressure. Retract the flaps to 50%. Do not fully retract the flaps at this point in the go around because it may lead to excessive altitude loss.?
Cirrus POH section 3 page 3-64
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 28, 2018, N334BZ CIRRUS SR20 DEPARTED FROM DEKALB PEACHTREE AIRPORT ATLANTA GEORGIA (KPDK) TO PICKENS COUNTY AIRPORT JASPER GEORGIA (KJZP). THE PURPOSE OF THE TRIP WAS TO PERFORM PRIVATE PILOT LESSONS PRACTICING LANDINGS AND TOUCH AND GO?S. UPON ARRIVAL AT PICKENS COUNTY AIRPORT JASPER GEORGIA (KJZP) THE WINDS WERE REPORTED STRAIGHT DOWN RUNWAY 34 (KJZP ASOS-3 1537Z WIND 340 @ 10KTS GUSTING 15KTS SKY CLEAR ALTIMETER 30.13). THE STUDENT AND CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) PERFORMED FIVE LANDINGS TOUCH AND GO?S ON RUNWAY 34 WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING THE FINAL LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR BROUGHT THIS TO THE STUDENT?S ATTENTION BUT THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED ON THE SAME HEADING. PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CALLED OUT GO AROUND THE STUDENT PILOT ADDED FULL POWER AND PROCEEDED TO PULL BACK ON THE CONTROLS WITH FULL FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT RESPONDED AND WENT IN TO A LOW-LEVEL STALL TURNING LEFT. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROLS. STUDENT EXCHANGED CONTROLS PROPERLY BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CLIMB AND PROCEEDED LEFT. AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY CLOSE TO THE FIRST RUNAWAY EXIT HEADING STRAIGHT FOR AIRPORT PARKING RAMP AND MAINTENANCE HANGAR. THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT SIDE FIRST STRUCK A TIED DOWN CESSNA 182 TOP LEFT OUTBOARD WING THEN HIT THE GROUND. MOVING FORWARD THE AIRCRAFT NOSE HIT ONE SUV. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING HIT SECOND SUV SWINGING THE AIRCRAFT 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT INTO THE HANGAR DOORWAY WITH RIGHT HAND WING. STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY AROUND THE EYE AND A FRACTURE ANKLE. CFI HAD MINOR SCRATCHES AND BRUISING.
EYEWITNESS LOCATED IN THE HANGAR AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT HEARD AND SEEN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE POWER UP AND TURNING LEFT AT A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. WITTINESS ALSO SAW THE AIRCRAFT STRIKING THE TIED DOWN CESSNA 182 ON THE RAMP, THE SUVS IN FRONT OF THE HANGAR AND HANGAR DOOR ENTRANCE. THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPORTED THAT THEY EXTINGUISHED THE ENGINE DUE TO LOTS OF FUEL LEAKING AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. AN EYEWITNESS MAINTENANCE PERSON TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, FUEL SHUT OFF AS WELL AS THE ELECTRICAL POWER. NO GROUND PERSONNEL WAS INJURED. DURING THE INTERVIEW OF THE EYEWITNESSES STATED, AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) DESCENDING THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FULL POWER WITH A NOSE HIGH DURING ALL PHASES OF THE ACCIDENT UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND.
UPON A REVIEW OF THE CIRRUS PILOT HANDBOOK GO AROUND PROCEDURES SECTION 3 PAGE 3-64 THRU 3-65 IT WAS THE EXCESSIVE HIGH NOSE PITCH AND FULL FLAPS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE AIRCRAFT NOT DEVELOPING SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL.
THIS ACCIDENT APPEARS TO BE THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER STUDENT PILOT DID NOT INITIATE THE PROPER CIRRUS SR-20 POH SECTION 3. GO AROUND PROCEDURE.
?THE FIRST PRIORITY OF EXECUTING A GO AROUND IS TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT?S DESCENT. SMOOTHLY AND PROMPTLY APPLY FULL POWER WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY LEVELING THE WINGS AND PITCHING THE AIRCRAFT TO STOP THE DESCENT.
MAINTAIN COORDINATION WHILE ADDING POWER BY APPLYING RUDDER PRESSURE. RETRACT THE FLAPS TO 50%. DO NOT FULLY RETRACT THE FLAPS AT THIS POINT IN THE GO AROUND BECAUSE IT MAY LEAD TO EXCESSIVE ALTITUDE LOSS.?
CIRRUS POH SECTION 3 PAGE 3-64
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.