ERA10CA331

NTSB accident investigation · Cirrus Design SR20 · Perry, NY · June 11, 2010

Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal report
Date
June 11, 2010, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
Place
Perry, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N800GTCirrus Design SR20
Defining event
Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report October 21, 2010
Report
Approved by Office Director
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Parties
FAA/FSDO
FAA report
20100611037789A
Case key
76426

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Probable cause

The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, resulting in an overrun.

Findings · 1

NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.

Action: incorrect action performancePersonnel issues › Action/decision · PilotCirrus Design SR20: 7 casesAll aircraft: 1,386 casesProbable cause

Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Analysis

According to the pilot, after a local flight he performed two touch-and-go landings at his home airport. As the pilot was completing a final, full stop landing on runway 28, a 3,472-foot-long runway, he was "unable to slow the airplane down" before the end of the runway. The airplane overran the departure end, and came to rest in a wetlands area, substantially damaging the engine, leading edges of the wings, and leading edge of the left horizontal stabilizer. The pilot did not report any mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane, and stated that the brakes were functioning normally. He noted that his total flight experience was approximately 141 hours; of which, about 6 hours were in the same make and model as the accident airplane. Winds, recorded at an airport 18 miles to the southeast about the time of the accident, were from 010 degrees at 4 knots.

Factual narrative

According to the pilot, after a local flight he performed two touch-and-go landings at his home airport. As the pilot was completing a final, full stop landing on runway 28, a 3,472-foot runway, he was "unable to slow the airplane down" before the end of the runway. The airplane overran the departure end, and came to rest in a wetlands area, substantially damaging the engine, leading edges of the wings, and leading edge of the left horizontal stabilizer. The pilot did not report any mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane, and stated that the brakes were functioning normally. He noted that his total flight experience was approximately 141 hours; of which, about 6 hours were in the same make and model as the accident airplane. Winds, recorded at an airport 18 miles to the southeast about the time of the accident, were from 010 degrees at 4 knots.

Aircraft

Registration
N800GT
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR20
Category
Airplane
Serial number
1628
Airframe hours
604
Engine
Cont Motor IO-360-ES, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
American Classic Outfitters, Inc.
Registered owner
American Classic Outfitters, Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · March 1, 2010
Departed
01G · Perry, NY
Destination
01G · Perry, NY
Airport
01G · Perry-Warsaw Airport, runway 28, 3,500 × 60 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
61
Injuries
None
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, With waivers/limitations
Last flight review
February 4, 2010
Seat
Left
Flight hours
141 total · 6 in this make and model · 94 as pilot in command

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
10° at 4 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
79 °F, dew point 57 °F
Altimeter
30.10 inHg
Observed at
DSV, 18 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.