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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Tucumcari, NM · September 25, 2021

Date
September 25, 2021 · 13:31 local
Place
Tucumcari, NM
Airport
Tucumcari Municipal
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N216FC
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR21LA355
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR22
Reported engine
Continental IO-550-N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total510 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On September 25, 2021, at 1334 MDT, a Cirrus SR-22, N216FC, privacy data omitted, impacted the ground while attempting a go around at Tucumcari Municipal Airport (tcc) in VMC. The instrument rated private pilot sustained minor injury. N216FC was destroyed in a post-crash fire. The flight originated from phoenix deer valley airport (dvt) on an instrument flight plan on September 25, 2021, at 1000 MST.

Witnesses and pilot state that the aircraft was fast on final. On touchdown it began to porpoise down the runway. The pilot applied full power and over rotated. The aircraft stalled and crashed. Pilot was able to exit the aircraft before it was consumed in a post-accident fire.

Investigation revealed through pilot and witness statements that cause of accident is attributed to pilot?s lack of knowledge of go around procedures.

Pilot offered to voluntarily surrender his certificate as a result of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2021, AT 1334 MDT, A CIRRUS SR-22, N216FC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, IMPACTED THE GROUND WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO AROUND AT TUCUMCARI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (TCC) IN VMC. THE INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY. N216FC WAS DESTROYED IN A POST-CRASH FIRE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PHOENIX DEER VALLEY AIRPORT (DVT) ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2021, AT 1000 MST.

WITNESSES AND PILOT STATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FAST ON FINAL. ON TOUCHDOWN IT BEGAN TO PORPOISE DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND OVER ROTATED. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED. PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT WAS CONSUMED IN A POST-ACCIDENT FIRE.

INVESTIGATION REVEALED THROUGH PILOT AND WITNESS STATEMENTS THAT CAUSE OF ACCIDENT IS ATTRIBUTED TO PILOT?S LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF GO AROUND PROCEDURES.

PILOT OFFERED TO VOLUNTARILY SURRENDER HIS CERTIFICATE AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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