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FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR20 · Phoenix, AZ · January 25, 2022

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Date
January 25, 2022 · 14:24 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Phoenix Deer Valley Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N496KG
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR20
Reported engine
Continental IO-360-ES
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N496KGRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR20S/N 2066 · Built 2010Airframe modelCirrus Design SR20Engine modelContinental IO-360-ESReciprocating

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What happened

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On 01/25/2022, at 1424 MST, N496KG an SR-22 aircraft during a flight instruction flight for a pre-solo student when the nose gear collapsed during landing on runway 25R at dvt. The instruction involved touch and go landings and the landing just previous to on in which the nose gear collapsed was describe by the flight instructor flat, hard, but not excessively hard. CFI said there was a 5-10 knot crosswind.

Cirrus SR20 aircraft have a known nose gear collapse concern for which Cirrus has incorporated a dye penetrant inspection of nose landing gear side brace gussets welds into section 32-20 of their amm and require it to be performed on annual and 100 hour inspections. This was performed on the recent 100 hour inspection of this aircraft 20 hours prior to gear collapse. SDR was filed for this event.

Nspected fractured nose wheel strut and compared fracture surfaces to photographs form NTSB metallurgical report for accident WPR15IA252. It had the same signatures of incipient crack at weld. Operator arranged to send strut to mfg. For further analysis.

As the FAA filed it

ON 01/25/2022, AT 1424 MST, N496KG AN SR-22 AIRCRAFT DURING A FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FLIGHT FOR A PRE-SOLO STUDENT WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 25R AT DVT. THE INSTRUCTION INVOLVED TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AND THE LANDING JUST PREVIOUS TO ON IN WHICH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WAS DESCRIBE BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FLAT, HARD, BUT NOT EXCESSIVELY HARD. CFI SAID THERE WAS A 5-10 KNOT CROSSWIND.

CIRRUS SR20 AIRCRAFT HAVE A KNOWN NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE CONCERN FOR WHICH CIRRUS HAS INCORPORATED A DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION OF NOSE LANDING GEAR SIDE BRACE GUSSETS WELDS INTO SECTION 32-20 OF THEIR AMM AND REQUIRE IT TO BE PERFORMED ON ANNUAL AND 100 HOUR INSPECTIONS. THIS WAS PERFORMED ON THE RECENT 100 HOUR INSPECTION OF THIS AIRCRAFT 20 HOURS PRIOR TO GEAR COLLAPSE. SDR WAS FILED FOR THIS EVENT.

NSPECTED FRACTURED NOSE WHEEL STRUT AND COMPARED FRACTURE SURFACES TO PHOTOGRAPHS FORM NTSB METALLURGICAL REPORT FOR ACCIDENT WPR15IA252. IT HAD THE SAME SIGNATURES OF INCIPIENT CRACK AT WELD. OPERATOR ARRANGED TO SEND STRUT TO MFG. FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS.