# Accident 20200327004479A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Stow, MA, March 27, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2020, 14:00 local time
- Place: Stow, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4606° N, 71.5178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4606&lon=-71.5178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N586C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N586C-2021-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-ES (registry code 41596, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-es) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-360-ES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 458 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200327004479A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND RUNWAY 3 AT 6B6, WINDS REPORTED 12KTS, GUST TO 21 FROM 340. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT TO CENTERLINE WITH NO RESULTS. HE ATTEMPTED TO RE-APPLY POWER TO ABORT THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT OBTAIN ENOUGH LIFT FOR TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT STRUCK TREES AND BRUSH AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES REPORTED, AIRCRAFT HAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA20CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA142), Mar 27, 2020: Cirrus SR20 (N586C), Stow, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with vegetation.

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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