20240614006479I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR20 · Buckeye, AZ · June 14, 2024

Date: June 14, 2024 · 14:00 local
Place: Buckeye, AZ
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: WIWS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N839EF
Reported as: Cirrus Design SR20
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-390 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 810 total780 in this make and model148 in the last 90 days

N839EFRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR20S/N 2387 · Built 2017 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR20 Engine modelLycoming IO-390 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Instructor and student were practicing landings at Buckeye airpark. The first landing was normal with no issues. The second landing was slightly left of the centerline. After the nose touched down the aircraft started drifting to the left. The flight instructor took control, the speed was 60 knots and slowing, so the instructor elected to remain on the ground. The instructor could not correct the direction of travel prior to leaving the pavement. The aircraft came to rest between the runway and the taxiway in the dirt after striking a taxiway light.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE PRACTICING LANDINGS AT BUCKEYE AIRPARK. THE FIRST LANDING WAS NORMAL WITH NO ISSUES. THE SECOND LANDING WAS SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. AFTER THE NOSE TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL, THE SPEED WAS 60 KNOTS AND SLOWING, SO THE INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO REMAIN ON THE GROUND. THE INSTRUCTOR COULD NOT CORRECT THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL PRIOR TO LEAVING THE PAVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXIWAY IN THE DIRT AFTER STRIKING A TAXIWAY LIGHT.