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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR20 · Erda, UT · November 30, 2020

Date: November 30, 2020 · 16:00 local
Place: Erda, UT
Airport: Tooele Valley Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N502DT
Reported as: Cirrus Design SR20
Reported engine: Continental IO-360-ES
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,271 total56 in this make and model73 in the last 90 days

N502DTRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR20S/N 2244 · Built 2014 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR20 Engine modelContinental IO-360-ESReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The instructor and student pilot departed south valley regional airport, Utah (U42) on a training flight and eventually made it to Tooele Valley Airport, Utah (tvy) for take-off and landing practice. During their 4th touch and go during rollout they felt the nose of the aircraft starting to lower followed by the propeller striking the ground.

After shutting down and exiting the aircraft they noticed the nose landing gear strut had snapped off.

As the FAA filed it

THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED SOUTH VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT, UTAH (U42) ON A TRAINING FLIGHT AND EVENTUALLY MADE IT TO TOOELE VALLEY AIRPORT, UTAH (TVY) FOR TAKE-OFF AND LANDING PRACTICE. DURING THEIR 4TH TOUCH AND GO DURING ROLLOUT THEY FELT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT STARTING TO LOWER FOLLOWED BY THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND.

AFTER SHUTTING DOWN AND EXITING THE AIRCRAFT THEY NOTICED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT HAD SNAPPED OFF.