# Accident 20191107020879A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Upland, CA, November 7, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2019, 10:58 local time
- Place: Upland, CA
- Airport: Upland Cable
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1097° N, 117.6697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1097&lon=-117.6697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N220MT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N220MT-2022-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191107020879A

## Narrative

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

ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, THE OWNER OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT, N220MT, A CIRRUS SR-22, DEPARTED FROM TORRANCE FOR A 20 MINUTE VFR FLIGHT TO CABLE AIRPORT FOR POST ENGINE CHANGE FOLLOW-UP MAINTENANCE AT FOOTHILL AVIATION SERVICES.  DURING THE FLIGHT THE PILOT CLIMBED UP TO 2,500 FT MSL ATTEMPTING TO REMAIN BELOW CLASS BRAVO AIRSPACE ALONG THE FLIGHT PLANNED ROUTE.  APPROACHING CABLE AIRPORT, THE PILOT DID NOT MAKE ANY RADIO CALLS ON THE APPROPRIATE CTAF FOR UPLAND CABLE AIRPORT. IN FACT, THE LAST RADIO TRANSMISSION WAS AFTER THE PLANE WAS CLEAR OF TORRANCE CLASS DELTA AIRSPACE.  AT CABLE, A BONANZA HAD ENTERED THE STANDARD OVERHEAD NOISE ABATEMENT ARRIVAL WHILE THE CIRRUS WAS ON THE 45 DEGREE ENTRY, LEFT TRAFFIC FOR THE DOWNWIND. RUNWAY 24 WAS IN USE.  THE CIRRUS ARRIVED AT THE MIDFIELD POSITION AT NEARLY THE SAME TIME AS THE BONANZA, ONLY SLIGHTLY BEHIND AND MUCH  MUCH CLOSER TO THE RUNWAY.  OBSERVERS ON THE GROUND NOTICED THE TIGHT SPACING AND THAT THE CIRRUS HAD BEGUN TO SLOW DOWN.  THE BONANZA TURNED BASE, PERHAPS NOT KNOWING THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN HIS VICINITY.  THE CIRRUS TURNED BASE SHORTLY THEREAFTER, HOWEVER, RADAR GROUND TRACK PLOTS AND WITNESSES CONFIRMED THAT THE CIRRUS WAS SLOWING DOWN AND WAS GOING THROUGH FINAL APPROACH.  THE CIRRUS BANKED IT'S WINGS VERY STEEPLY, ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, PERHAPS AS MUCH AS 90 DEGREES.  RADAR PLOTS OF THE AIRCRAFT INDICATE A VERY SHARP LEFT HAND TURN BY THE CIRRUS AND A LOSS OF SIGNAL BELOW 1,600 FT. MSL (ABOUT 150 FT. AGL).  BY DEDUCTION, THE AIRCRAFT MOST LIKELY ENTERED A STALL/SPIN IN LEFT-HANDED ROTATION. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A HOUSE ON AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 040 DEGREES IN AN 80+ DEGREES BELOW THE HORIZON ATTITUDE.  THE SOLE OCCUPANT, THE PILOT, WAS KILLED UPON IMPACT DUE TO BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA.  APPROXIMATELY 90% OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY THE RESULTING POST-CRASH FIRE.

## 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 WPR20FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA019), Nov 7, 2019: Cirrus SR22 (N220MT), Upland, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering for landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.

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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