# NTSB CHI05LA223: Cirrus Design SR20, N795WW, Brainerd, MN, August 10, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 10, 2005, 12:10 local (17:10 UTC) - Place: Brainerd, MN - Coordinates: 46.398334, -94.138053 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3983&lon=-94.1381&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 30, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 62212 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI05LA223 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62212/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA223 ## Probable cause The delayed go-around and inadequate flare by the pilot during landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, go-around (vfr) - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The airplane received substantial damage on impact with terrain during a bounced landing and excursion from runway 30, from which the pilot attempted a go-around. The pilot stated that while over the runway numbers, the airplane experienced a hard landing, which caused the airplane to porpoise and bounce upward. When the airplane settled onto the runway, it appeared to him that the airplane moved off the west side of runway 30 and the left tire and nose wheel may have contacted the grass area adjacent to the runway. He "immediately" applied power in order to attempt a go-around. When he initiated the go-around, the airplane "immediately" veered into the grass and did not gain altitude. The airplane came to rest south of the intersection of runway 12/30 and runway 5/23. ## Factual narrative On August 10, 2005, at 1210 central daylight time, a Cirrus SR20, N795WW, piloted by a private pilot, received substantial damage on impact with terrain during a bounced landing and excursion from runway 30 at Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD), Brainerd, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and two passengers reported no injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 business flight was operating on a visual rules flight plan. The flight departed from Flying Cloud Airport Minneapolis, Minnesota, at 1115, and was en route to BRD. The pilot stated that on short final to runway 30 (4,080 feet by 75 feet, asphalt), the airplane's indicated airspeed was approximately 75-80 knots. While over the runway numbers, the airplane experienced a hard landing, which caused the airplane to porpoise and bounce upward. When the airplane settled onto the runway it appeared to him that the airplane moved off the west side of runway 30 and the left tire and nose wheel may have contacted the grass area adjacent to the runway. He "immediately" applied power in order to attempt a go-around. When he initiated the go-around, the airplane "immediately" veered into the grass and did not gain altitude. The airplane came to rest south of the intersection of runway 12/30 and runway 5/23. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N795WW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N795WW-2010-08-31), registration cancelled 2010-08-31, S/N 1355 (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) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1305 - Airframe hours: 190 - Engines: Continental IO-360-E56B 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Robert B. Whitmore - Registered owner: WWUFC Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 1, 2004, 72 hours before - Departed: FCM, MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Destination: BRD, BRAINERD, MN - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: BRD, Brainerd-Crow Wing Co Regional, runway 30, 4,080 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; last flight review June 1, 2004; seat: left; flight hours: 244 total, 190 in this make and model, 244 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.11 inHg - Observed at: BRD ## 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 20050810024759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050810024759A), Aug 10, 2005: Cirrus SR20, Brainerd, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] piloting N795WW landed at brd. The aircraft bounced several times, attempted to take off again and exited the left side… From the NTSB's public API. 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