# NTSB CEN22LA420: Cirrus Design SR20, N42VU, Indianapolis, IN, September 9, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: September 9, 2022, 12:15 local (16:15 UTC) - Place: Indianapolis, IN - Coordinates: 39.830717, -86.294386 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8307&lon=-86.2944&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 105938 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA420 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105938/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105938 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA420 ## Probable cause The student pilot’s incorrect application of rudder during landing and the flight instructor’s delayed response to the student pilot’s action. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 15 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) - [Action: incorrect action selection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010/cases.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 397 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); 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) ## Analysis The flight instructor reported that while landing the airplane was slightly right of the runway centerline and he instructed his student to add left rudder, bring the nose up and hold it off the runway. The student added right rudder and the instructor believed also right brake. The airplane touched down on the left main tire first and when the right tire contacted the runway, the airplane veered to the right. The instructor stated that he considered a go-around but decided that it would not be safe and applied full braking. He did not attempt to steer the airplane back into runway alignment as he felt that doing to at the speed the airplane was at would also be unsafe. The airplane went into the grass alongside the runway, crossed a taxiway, impacted a taxiway sign, and then came to a stop. The student pilot being instructed had logged 8.3 hours of dual instruction when the accident occurred. The airplane incurred substantial damage to the left wing. The flight instructor indicated on his report that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N42VU](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42VU), registered now, S/N 2440, built 2018 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 - Registry model: [Cirrus Design SR20](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (registry code 2130000) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-390-C3B6](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-c3b6) (registry code 42710, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2440 - Year built: 2018 - Airframe hours: 3690 - Engines: Lycoming IO-390-C3B6 215 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Vincennes University - Registered owner: Vincennes University - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 25, 2022 - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: EYE, Eagle Creek Airpark, runway 03, 4,200 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Airframe parachute, Auto-pilot, Electronic multifunction display, Stall warning system, Electronic primary flight display, Onboard weather ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 23; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed, without waivers/limitations; last flight review July 14, 2021; seat: right; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 832 total, 695 in this make and model, 716 as pilot in command, 154 in the last 90 days, 28 in the last 30 days - Student pilot; age 19; injuries: none; student; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 8 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 29.98 inHg - Observed at: KEYE - METAR: METAR KEYE 091553Z AUTO 09007KT 10SM FEW037 26/16 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02560161= ## 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 20220909010109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220909010109A), Sep 9, 2022: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. On Friday September 9, 2022 at Eagle Creek Airport (eye), approximately 12:02PM eastern standard time a Cirrus SR20, [privacy data omitted]was on a training… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 24, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105938. 4.0 MB in all. - Photographs (item 1, PDF, 2 pages, 204 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14598881&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-Rel.pdf - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 2, PDF, 9 pages, 3.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14598715&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_1web_Reader_Flatten_Redacted-Rel.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. 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