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FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SR20 · Truckee, CA · June 15, 2021

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Date
June 15, 2021 · 10:45 local
Place
Truckee, CA
Airport
Truckee-Tahoe
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N89423
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR21FA228
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR20
Reported engine
Continental IO-360-ES
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total
N89423Registered now · Cirrus Design SR20S/N 2255 · Built 2014Airframe modelCirrus Design SR20Engine modelContinental IO-360-ESReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The aircraft departed runway 20 and requested a closed traffic pattern for a training flight. Shortly after departure the aircraft made a right southwesterly turn followed by another right turn in a northerly heading. Shortly after the aircraft impacted the ground nose first in a wooded area approximately 1 mile south west of departure runway 20 in the martis camp subdivision. The aircraft emergency parachute system was deployed. The parachute systems rocket motor was located approximately 450FT southeast of the main wreckage. The empennage parachute cover was located about 350 ft south of the main wreckage. There were no visible ground scars surrounding the wreckage. The fuselage and wings were mostly intact, however the forward portion of the fuselage exhibited impact damage. The CFI pilot located in the right front seat was fatally injured. The student pilot located in the left front seat was seriously injured and was transported to renown hospital. *this report will be revised upon receipt of additional information.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 20 AND REQUESTED A CLOSED TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR A TRAINING FLIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE THE AIRCRAFT MADE A RIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY TURN FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER RIGHT TURN IN A NORTHERLY HEADING. SHORTLY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST IN A WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTH WEST OF DEPARTURE RUNWAY 20 IN THE MARTIS CAMP SUBDIVISION. THE AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY PARACHUTE SYSTEM WAS DEPLOYED. THE PARACHUTE SYSTEMS ROCKET MOTOR WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 450FT SOUTHEAST OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE. THE EMPENNAGE PARACHUTE COVER WAS LOCATED ABOUT 350 FT SOUTH OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE GROUND SCARS SURROUNDING THE WRECKAGE. THE FUSELAGE AND WINGS WERE MOSTLY INTACT, HOWEVER THE FORWARD PORTION OF THE FUSELAGE EXHIBITED IMPACT DAMAGE. THE CFI PILOT LOCATED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE STUDENT PILOT LOCATED IN THE LEFT FRONT SEAT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO RENOWN HOSPITAL. *THIS REPORT WILL BE REVISED UPON RECEIPT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR21FA228Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportTruckee, CAThe student pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a turn and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and a subsequent impact with terrain.Jun 15, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N89423Cirrus CIRRUS-SR20No report for this aircraft in the release