# NTSB ERA09CA387: Cirrus Design SR22, N316SR, Winder, GA, July 7, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 7, 2009, 11:25 local (15:25 UTC) - Place: Winder, GA - Coordinates: 33.976387, -83.671112 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9764&lon=-83.6711&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing area undershoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 30, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 74224 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA09CA387 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74224/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74224 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA387 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point during a practice forced landing, and the flight instructor's delayed decision to initiate a go-around. ## 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 SR22, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 94 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach: Simulated/training event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/600); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/600/sequence.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 173 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/600/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing area undershoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370) (defining event); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370/sequence.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 201 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the certificated flight instructor, the purpose of the flight review was to fulfill an insurance company requirement for the pilot/owner in the left seat. The first attempted maneuver was a simulated forced landing to runway 5. The flight instructor stated that "due to minimum downwind spacing and a short base leg, the aircraft overshot the final approach" path. When he realized that the approach was not stabilized, the flight instructor "attempted to assume control of the aircraft and initiate a go-around." He also stated that as he "advanced the power it became evident that the airspeed and altitude were too low" to avoid ground contact to the left of the runway. The airplane struck terrain and two taxiway lights, continued down an embankment, and came to rest about 100 yards from the initial point of contact. The airplane sustained damage to the landing gear, vertical stabilizer, right flap, and propeller. The reported airport winds about the time of the accident were calm. The pilot did not report any mechanical anomalies with the airplane. ## Factual narrative According to the certificated flight instructor, the purpose of the flight review was to fulfill an insurance company requirement for the pilot/owner in the left seat. The first attempted maneuver was a simulated forced landing to runway 5. The flight instructor stated that "due to minimum downwind spacing and a short base leg, the aircraft overshot the final approach" path. When he realized that the approach was not stabilized, the flight instructor "attempted to assume control of the aircraft and initiate a go-around." He also stated that as he "advanced the power it became evident that the airspeed and altitude were too low" to avoid ground contact to the left of the runway. The airplane struck terrain and two taxiway lights, continued down an embankment, and came to rest about 100 yards from the initial point of contact. The airplane sustained damage to the landing gear, vertical stabilizer, right flap, and propeller. The reported airport winds about the time of the accident were calm. The pilot did not report any mechanical anomalies with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N316SR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N316SR-2009-08-31), registration cancelled 2009-08-31, S/N 2472, built 2007 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 - Registry model: [Cirrus Design SR22](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (registry code 2130001) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-550-N](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (registry code 17215, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2472 - Airframe hours: 715 - Engines: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 5, 2009 - Departed: PDK, Atlanta, GA - Destination: WDR, Winder, GA - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: WDR, Northeast Georgia Regional, runway 05, 3,610 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Check pilot; age 67; injuries: none; military, flight engineer, airline transport, flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 14, 2009; seat: right; flight hours: 32,000 total, 550 in this make and model, 17,500 as pilot in command, 70 in the last 90 days, 23 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Pilot; age 55; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review September 18, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 256 total, 256 in this make and model, 83 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,500 ft broken - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 29.88 inHg - Observed at: WDR ## 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 20090707012809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090707012809A), Jul 7, 2009: Cirrus SR22, Winder, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted], right seat, is a CFI and was acting as PIC on IFR departure from kpdk. He was conducting a flight review for [privacy data… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 17, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74224. 1.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 657 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40316303&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Pilot Statement (item 2, .PDF, 38 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40316305&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - Flight Instructor Statement (item 3, .PDF, 50 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40316306&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Flight%20Instructor%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - Witness Statement (item 4, .PDF, 48 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40316307&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Witness%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - Photograph - View of damage to airplane (provided by FAA) (item 5, .PDF, 258 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40316447&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photograph%20-%20View%20of%20damage%20to%20airplane%20(provided%20by%20FAA)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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