# Accident 20220120000779A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Angola, IN, January 20, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2022, 19:00 local time
- Place: Angola, IN
- Airport: Tri-State Steuben County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: JX8S
- Location: 41.6387° N, 85.0850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6387&lon=-85.0850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42VR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42VR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360-ES (registry code 17160, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-es) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total, 260 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220120000779A

## Narrative

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

ON 01/20/2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 EDT N42VR, AN AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BY THE^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED TREES DURING THE DECENT AND APPROACH TO RUNWAY 5 AT TRI-STATE STEUBEN COUNTY AIRPORT (KANQ).

THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS FOR INSTRUMENT TRAINING FOR A PRIVATE PILOT CONDUCTED WITH A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. SUNSET WAS APPROXIMATELY 1743 ON 01/20/2022 IN THE LOCAL AREA. DURING THE RNAV APPROACH TO RUNWAY 5 THE CREW IMPACTED TREES AT APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET ALTITUDE ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND 3000 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED SAFELY AT KANQ. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE FLIGHT CREW.

DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS AS FOLLOWS: THERE IS A PUNCTURE ON THE LOWER RIGHT BELLY SURFACE WHERE A TREE BRANCH IMPACTED AND CAUSED POTENTIAL INTERNAL DAMAGE. THE RIGHT WING COMPOSITE MATERIAL AT THE WING ROOT IS DAMAGED. THE ENGINE COWL HAS DENTS ON THE UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES AND IS CRACKED WHERE THE ENGINE COWL AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT MEET. THE PROPELLER AND PROPELLER SPINNER HAVE DAMAGE INCLUDING DENTS, NICKS, AND BENDS IN THE BLADE.

THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT DURING THE APPROACH THE PAPI LIGHTS ON RUNWAY 5 WERE NOT WORKING AND NO NOTAMS RELATED TO THE PAPI LIGHTS WERE ACTIVE AT THE TIME. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THEY WENT TO A VISUAL APPROACH AT 1475 FEET AND NOTED IT WAS A ?BLACK HOLE APPROACH.?

THE PILOT RECEIVING TRAINING STATED THE GLIDESLOPE INDICATED LOW, HOWEVER AFTER DISCUSSION WITH THE INSTRUCTOR, THEY DETERMINED TO NOT ?CHASE? THE GLIDESLOPE AND CONTINUE THE VISUAL APPROACH.

## 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 CEN22LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA107), Jan 21, 2022: Cirrus Design SR20 (N42VR), Angola, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure adequate terrain clearance during an approach. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action when the airplane descended too low after…

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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