# Accident 20240619008759A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Litchfield, MI, June 19, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2024, 11:25 local time
- Place: Litchfield, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: JX8S
- Location: 42.0601° N, 84.7171° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0601&lon=-84.7171&mi=10
- Aircraft: N154WF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N154WF) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 397 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240619008759A

## Narrative

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

THE CFI STATED THAT THEY WERE PRACTICING FULL STALLS. AS THE STUDENT ATTEMPTED A FULL STALL, THE RIGHT WING DROPPED, AS THE CFI TOOK THE CONTROLS FROM THE STUDENT, THE SPIN BECAME MORE DEVELOPED. THE CFI STATED THAT HE TRIED TO RECOVER WITH TRADITIONAL SPIN RECOVERY METHODS, BUT THE AIRPLANE WAS CONTINUING TO SPIN. AT APPROXIMATELY 1500FT AGL THE CFI DECIDED TO PULL THE CAP (CIRRUS AIRFRAME PARACHUTE) SYSTEM. THIS ACTION IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CIRRUS AFM EMERGENCY PROCEDURES IN THE EVENT OF A SPIN.  THE PLANE SETTLED IN A CORN FIELD.

## 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 CEN24LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA230), Jun 19, 2024: Cirrus Design SR20 (N154WF), Litchfield, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s loss of control and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial reaction which resulted in a spin.

## Other reports on N154WF (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080329832389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080329832389I), Mar 29, 2008: Cirrus SR20 (N154WF), Battle Creek, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot, on 4th solo flight bounced landing and damaged nose gear and propeller tips. Special surveillance of CFI iaw order 1800.56H, appendix a,…
- [Incident 20080116010259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080116010259I), Jan 16, 2008: Cirrus SR20 (N154WF), Battle Creek, MI, Minor damage. (-23) ATC control tower requested aircraft to land as short as possible at threshold due to another aircraft landing midway down 10000 ft runway. Aircraft…

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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