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FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR20 · Defiance, OH · September 17, 2021

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Date
September 17, 2021 · 15:00 local
Place
Defiance, OH
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N81EZ
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR20
Reported engine
Continental IO-360-ES
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
35 total35 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N81EZRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR20S/N 1686 · Built 2006Airframe modelCirrus Design SR20Engine modelContinental IO-360-ESReciprocating

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What happened

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On September 17, 2021 at 1500 local time, a Cirrus SR20 aircraft, N81EZ, registered to a 14 CFR part 141 flight school and operated by a student pilot received minor damage following a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion during landing on runway 30 at Defiance, Ohio (dfi). Visual meteorological conditions and moderate cross winds prevailed at the time of the incident. The training flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 141 with a flight plan. The student pilot was not injured. The flight originated from the battle creek executive airport (btl), battle creek, Michigan at approximately 1330.

According witnesses, the aircraft bounced 2 or 3 times following initial touch-down then veered left into the grass before coming to a stop. The aircraft received damage to the nose gear wheel pant and a small nick in the propeller. No engine stoppage was reported.

Maintenance personnel removed and inspected the propeller as well as replaced the wheel pant prior to ferrying the aircraft back to battle creek for engine replacement.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 AT 1500 LOCAL TIME, A CIRRUS SR20 AIRCRAFT, N81EZ, REGISTERED TO A 14 CFR PART 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL AND OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE FOLLOWING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT RUNWAY EXCURSION DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 AT DEFIANCE, OHIO (DFI). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND MODERATE CROSS WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE TRAINING FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 141 WITH A FLIGHT PLAN. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE BATTLE CREEK EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (BTL), BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 1330.

ACCORDING WITNESSES, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED 2 OR 3 TIMES FOLLOWING INITIAL TOUCH-DOWN THEN VEERED LEFT INTO THE GRASS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL PANT AND A SMALL NICK IN THE PROPELLER. NO ENGINE STOPPAGE WAS REPORTED.

MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND INSPECTED THE PROPELLER AS WELL AS REPLACED THE WHEEL PANT PRIOR TO FERRYING THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO BATTLE CREEK FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT.