# NTSB CEN12CA011: Cirrus Design SR20, N777XG, Englewood, CO, October 11, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 11, 2011, 09:21 local (15:21 UTC) - Place: Englewood, CO - Coordinates: 39.570278, -104.849441 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5703&lon=-104.8494&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 27, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 82033 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12CA011 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82033/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82033 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA011 ## Probable cause The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a bounced landing from which he was unable to recover. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 15 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 22 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 39 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the student pilot, the airplane was high on final approach. He said that the airplane touched down on the main landing gear and that he added back pressure on the control yoke, but the airplane bounced and became airborne again. The airplane bounced several times before exiting the runway, sliding across the grass, traveling down a hill, and coming to rest next to a fence. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to both composite wings. The examination did not disclose any mechanical malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The student pilot had been endorsed for solo flight the day before the accident and had soloed on that day. On the day of the accident, he successfully made two touch-and-go landings. The accident occurred on the third landing. The student pilot said he was high at the start of the final approach. He crossed the runway threshold and flared some distance past the runway numbers. Touching down on the main gear, he added back pressure on the control yoke and the airplane became airborne again. The airplane's nose came up sharply and angled slightly to the left. The nose then came down and the airplane struck the runway hard, bounced up sharply, and angled to the right. The airplane continued bouncing and exited the runway. It slid across the grass, crossed a service road, and went down a hill coming to rest next to a fence that surrounded a reservoir. Both wings sustained extensive damage to the composite structure. No other anomalies were found. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N777XG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777XG-2022-04-02), registration cancelled 2022-04-02, S/N 1428, built 2004 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 (NO SERIES) - Registry model: [Cirrus Design SR20](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (registry code 2130000) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1428 - Year built: 2004 - Airframe hours: 1793 - Engines: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Pressley Hunt M - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, August 12, 2011 - Departed: APA, Englewood, CO - Destination: APA, Englewood, CO - Airport: APA, Centennial, runway 17R, 7,004 × 77 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 63; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 0° at 0 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 29.90 inHg - Observed at: KAPA ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20111011024349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111011024349A), Oct 11, 2011: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Centennial, CO, Substantial damage. On October 11, 2011, at 0917 MDT, Cirrus SR-20 aircraft, N777XG, sustained substantial damage upon landing on runway 17R at Centennial airport, kapa. The… ## Docket (8 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 9, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82033. 947 KB in all. - Pilot's Statement (item 1, .PDF, 22 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40356727&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%27s%20Statement-Master.PDF - Instructor's Statement (item 2, .PDF, 8 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40356739&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Instructor%27s%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 3, .PDF, 50 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40356732&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF - Flight Track of N777XG from on-board Global Positioning System (GPS) (item 4, .PDF, 150 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40357362&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Flight%20Track%20of%20N777XG%20from%20on-board%20Global%20Positioning%20System%20(GPS)-Master.PDF - Close-up of flight track of N777XG from on-board Global Positioning System (GPS) (item 5, .PDF, 145 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40357363&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Close-up%20of%20flight%20track%20of%20N777XG%20from%20on-board%20Global%20Positioning%20System%20(GPS)-Master.PDF - Photo 1 - N777XG where it came to rest near Inverness Reservoir. (item 6, .PDF, 305 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40357364&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20-%20N777XG%20where%20it%20came%20to%20rest%20near%20Inverness%20Reservoir.-Master.PDF - Photo 2 - Left wing damage (item 7, .PDF, 144 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40357365&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%20-%20Left%20wing%20damage-Master.PDF - Photo 3 - Right wing damage. (item 8, .PDF, 123 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40357366&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%203%20-%20Right%20wing%20damage.-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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