# NTSB ERA12CA082: Cirrus Design SR20, N497DA, Brooksville, FL, November 22, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: November 22, 2011, 09:06 local (14:06 UTC)
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Coordinates: 28.323888, -82.468887 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3239&lon=-82.4689&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 2012
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82365
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12CA082
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82365/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82365
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA082

## Probable cause

The pilot's incorrect identification of the runway, which resulted in an off-airport landing and subsequent collision with objects.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Info processing/decision: identification/recognition](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 559 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md)
- [Perception/orientation/illusion: geographic disorient (lost)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02022030): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02022030/cases.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 27 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02022030/cases.md)
- [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000/cases.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/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 pilot, while in the vicinity of an unfamiliar airport, he used his global positioning system (GPS) to align the airplane with the runway. During the landing roll, the airplane impacted mailboxes and fences, and the pilot realized that he had landed on a residential street. The runway was about 1.5 miles to the west. According to a representative of the flight school that operated the airplane, there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. Examination of the airplane revealed that the wings sustained substantial damage.

## Factual narrative

According to the pilot, while in the vicinity of an unfamiliar airport, he utilized his global positioning system (GPS) to align the airplane with the runway. During the landing roll, while impacting mailboxes and fences, the pilot realized he had landed on a residential street. The runway was about one and a one-half miles to the west. According to a representative of the flight school, the standard operating procedure required all pilots to utilize the GPS for all approaches. The representative further stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector that responded to the accident location, the wings sustained substantial damage.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N497DA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N497DA-2015-07-16), registration cancelled 2015-07-16, S/N 1843, built 2007 (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: [Continental IO-360-ES](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-es) (registry code 17160, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1843
- Airframe hours: 3495
- Engines: CONT MOTOR IO-360-ES16B 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Aerosim Flight Academy
- Registered owner: Aerosim Flight Academy
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, November 18, 2011
- Departed: SFB, Sanford, FL
- Destination: X05, Brooksville, FL
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: X05, Pilot Country Airport

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 22; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review November 16, 2011; seat: left; flight hours: 153 total, 148 in this make and model, 93 as pilot in command, 68 in the last 90 days, 35 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 130° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 30.19 inHg
- Observed at: BKV, 9 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20111122026819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111122026819A), Nov 22, 2011: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Spring Hill, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed sanford (sfb) for a part 91 flight to Pilot Country (X09).on long final to X09 the Pilot lined up on what he identified (based on GPS…

## Other investigations on N497DA (1)

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.

- [NTSB ERA14CA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA205), Apr 21, 2014: Cirrus Design SR20 (N497DA), Sanford, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was his failure to compensate for torque, P-factor, and the reported crosswind…

## Docket (6 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 28, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82365. 3.6 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40358996&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF
- Pilot Written Statement (item 2, .PDF, 36 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40358622&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20Written%20Statement-Redacted.PDF
- Memorandum for Record: Representative of the Flight School (item 3, .PDF, 80 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40362609&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record%3A%20Representative%20of%20the%20Flight%20School-Master.PDF
- Diagram of Accident Path (Courtesy of the FAA) (item 4, .PDF, 24 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40358620&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Diagram%20of%20Accident%20Path%20(Courtesy%20of%20the%20FAA)-Master.PDF
- Brooksville Weather (item 5, .PDF, 92 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40358619&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Brooksville%20Weather-Master.PDF
- Photo 1: Airplane At Rest (Courtesy of the FAA) (item 6, .PDF, 1.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40358623&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%3A%20Airplane%20At%20Rest%20(Courtesy%20of%20the%20FAA)-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.

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