# Accident 20240301002589A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Key Largo, FL, March 1, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2024, 14:00 local time
- Place: Key Largo, FL
- Airport: Ocean Reef Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.3243° N, 80.2757° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.3243&lon=-80.2757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1108T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1108T) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360-ES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 120 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240301002589A

## Narrative

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

CIRRUS SR-20, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SERIAL NUMBER 2114 ATTEMPTING TO ABORTED LANDING AND GO AROUND AT OCEAN REEF CLUB AIRPORT-07FA CRASHED ON GOLF COURSE ADJACENT RUNWAY 05. ONE PILOT ON BOARD WITH SERIOUS INJURIES, AIR RESCUE HELICOPTER MEDEVACED TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED ON IMPACT WITH GROUND.

## 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 ERA24LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA126), Mar 1, 2024: Cirrus Design SR20 (N1108T), Key Largo, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper go-around technique, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for recovery.

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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