# Incident 20190322001789I: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, West Lafayette, IN, March 22, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2019, 09:06 local time
- Place: West Lafayette, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 40.4437° N, 86.9236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Lafayette, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4437&lon=-86.9236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N581PU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N581PU-2020-08-13) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 20 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190322001789I

## Narrative

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

DESCRIPTION:

N581PU HAD ITS NOSE WHEEL SHEARED OFF AND A PROPELLER STRIKE AFTER A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 23, AT THE PURDUE UNIVERSITY AIRPORT.

CASUAL/CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:

THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ON A STABILIZED APPROACH, AS IT WAS HIGH AND FAST ON FINAL APPROACH.

RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE RISK:

WHEN NOT ON A STABILIZED APPROACH, THE CORRECT PILOT ACTION IS TO "GO AROUND".

ACTION TAKEN TO CORRECT PROBLEM AND PREVENT REOCCURRENCE:

THE PILOT IS ENROLLED IN A 14 CFR 141 PILOT SCHOOL WHICH HAS A SAFETY PROGRAM. HE HAS BEEN PLACED IN THE PROGRAM TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL TRAINING BY THE SAFETY OFFICER, STUDENT'S INSTRUCTOR AND THE SCHOOL'S CHIEF INSTRUCTOR. HE HAS BEEN COUNSELED BY ALL IN ADDITION TO THE SCHOOLS DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER AND FAA AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR.

PTRS RECORD ID:

GL11201902224

COMMENTS:

COMPLIANCE PROGRAM

ROOT CAUSE:

RC4

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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