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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR20 · Casa Grande, AZ · May 11, 2026

Date
May 11, 2026 · 20:15 local
Place
Casa Grande, AZ
Airport
Casa Grande Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
WIWS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N489AV
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR20
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,320 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

A flight instruction session was underway in a Cirrus

SR-20 aircraft. Immediately after landing, the aircraft struck a rabbit with its right main landing gear. The impact caused minor damage to the wheel fairing.

A post-landing inspection was conducted, confirming the damage to the fairing. No other damage was observed on the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

A FLIGHT INSTRUCTION SESSION WAS UNDERWAY IN A CIRRUS

SR-20 AIRCRAFT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RABBIT WITH ITS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE IMPACT CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL FAIRING.

A POST-LANDING INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED, CONFIRMING THE DAMAGE TO THE FAIRING. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ON THE AIRCRAFT.