# NTSB ERA24LA126: Cirrus Design SR20, N1108T, Key Largo, FL, March 1, 2024

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report
- Date: March 1, 2024, 12:43 local (17:43 UTC)
- Place: Key Largo, FL · Golf Course
- Coordinates: 25.324317, -80.275729 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.3243&lon=-80.2757&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 2026
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO, Continental Aerospace Technologies, Cirrus Design
- NTSB case key (mKey): 193867
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA24LA126
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193867/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193867
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA126

## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper go-around technique, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for recovery.

## Findings

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

- [Action: incorrect action selection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010): Personnel issues › Action/decision · 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)
- [Flight control system: tE flap control system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022750): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022750/cases.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 74 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022750/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 1,269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/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 SR20, 47 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2130000), [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-VFR go-around: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) (defining event); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md)
- [Approach-VFR go-around: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR20, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=2130000), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot was attempting to land on a 4,451-ft-long, 70-ft-wide asphalt runway. A right 60° quartering crosswind prevailed at 10 knots, gusting to 16 knots. The pilot reported that he selected full flap extension (100%) and turned onto the final leg of the airport traffic pattern at 600 ft. Just above touchdown, while in the landing flare, the airplane drifted to the left due to a wind gust. He announced and initiated a go-around and gained altitude. The propeller and landing gear then struck the top of a tree and he lost control of the airplane. The airplane subsequently came to rest on a golf course adjacent to the runway. Data downloaded from the airplane’s remote data module, and a postaccident examination of the wreckage, did not reveal evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions. Review of airport security video revealed the airplane in about a 45° left crab to the runway, at very low altitude, with flaps fully retracted, as it entered an aerodynamic stall to the left and impacted terrain. The airplane’s flight manual indicated that the flaps should be set at 50% extension for a go-around procedure. Based on this information, the pilot’s full retraction of the flaps during the attempted go-around resulted in a loss of lift, sink, and aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for recovery.

## Factual narrative

On March 1, 2024, about 1243 eastern standard time, a Cirrus SR20 airplane, N1108T, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident in Key Largo, Florida. The pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight departed Pompano Beach Airpark (PMP), Pompano Beach, Florida, destined for Ocean Reef Airport (07FA), Key Largo, Florida. According to the pilot, after departing PMP, the flight was unremarkable. He entered the traffic pattern at 07FA at 1,000 ft on the left downwind leg for runway 5, joined the base leg at 800 ft with approach flaps, and then selected full flaps and turned onto the final leg at 600 ft. His final approach was stable. Then, just above touchdown, while in the landing flare, the airplane drifted to the left due to a wind gust. He announced and initiated a go-around and gained altitude. The propeller and landing gear then struck the top of a tree, and he lost control of the airplane. The airplane subsequently came to rest on a golf course adjacent to the runway. According to ADS-B data provided by the FAA, the flight departed about 1207, turned on course, and while enroute climbed to a GPS altitude of about 700 ft before entering the left downwind leg of the traffic pattern for runway 5 at 07FA about 1238. The flight then joined the left base leg at 1239:29 at approximately 650 ft, and then turned onto the final leg at 1240:33 at approximately 525 ft. The last ADS-B position was recorded at 1242:03 over the Card Sound Golf Club, at an altitude of about 50 ft, approximately 104 ft to the left of the centerline of runway 5. The propeller was found separated from the crankshaft and was near the initial impact point at the beginning of the debris field, which continued to the main wreckage. The engine had been partially separated from its mounting position and the nose wheel landing gear assembly had separated from its mounting position. The outboard 4-ft of the right wing had broken off and the leading edge of the left wing displayed a fracture along the wingtip and leading edge. Flight control continuity was confirmed from the flight control surfaces to the cockpit. The mixture control was found in the full rich position and the power lever was found to be in about the three-fourths forward travel position. The wing flaps were in the up (0%) position. The propeller displayed evidence of blade polishing and chordwise scratching and the separated crankshaft flange displayed a 45° shear-type break. Oil was discovered in the engine rocker boxes and oil sump. Thumb compression and suction were obtained on all six cylinders. All the intake and exhaust valves were functional and drivetrain continuity was confirmed from the front of the engine to the rear gears. Both magnetos also produced spark and no anomalies were noted with the fuel injection system. The recorded weather at 07FA, at 1235 (about 8 minutes before the accident), included:winds 120 at 10 knots, gusting to 16 knots, 10 miles visibility, clear skies, temperature 27° C, dew point 21° C, and an altimeter setting of 30.18 inches of mercury. The recorded weather at 07FA, at 1255 (about 12 minutes after the accident), included: winds 110 at 11 knots, gusting to 17 knots, 10 miles visibility, clear skies, temperature 27° C, dew point 21° C, and an altimeter setting of 30.17 inches of mercury. Review of data downloaded from the airplane’s remote data module did not reveal evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions. Review of airport security video revealed the airplane in about a 45° left crab to the runway, with flaps fully retracted, as it entered an aerodynamic stall to the left and impacted terrain. Review of an airplane flight manual for the make and model airplane revealed instructions to set the flaps at 50% extension for a go-around procedure.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1108T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1108T), registered now, S/N 2114, built 2011 (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: 2114
- Year built: 2011
- Airframe hours: 823.8
- Engines: Continental IO-360-ES 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 31, 2023
- Departed: PMP, Pompano Beach, FL
- Destination: 07FA, Key Largo, FL
- Airport: 07FA, Ocean Reef Club, runway 5, 4,451 × 70 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Data recorder, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, ADS-B, Airframe parachute, Auto-pilot

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 66; injuries: serious; private, student; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 26, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 400 total, 120 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 120° at 10 knots, gusting 16
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 30.18 inHg
- Observed at: K70
- METAR: KK70 011735Z AUTO 12010G16KT 10SM CLR 27/21 A3018 RMK AO2

## 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 20240301002589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240301002589A), Mar 1, 2024: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Key Largo, FL, Destroyed. Cirrus SR-20, [privacy data omitted], serial number 2114 attempting to aborted landing and go around at Ocean Reef club airport-07FA crashed on golf course…

## Docket (11 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 12, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193867. 13.6 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19775282&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20Form%206120%20-%20Flanigan%2003012024_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Memoranda for the record (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 96 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19786087&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MFRs-Rel.pdf
- Excerpt from airplane flight manual (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 49 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19773637&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Excerpt%20From%20AFM-Rel.pdf
- Weather report (item 4, PDF, 2 pages, 89 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19774359&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Metars-Rel.pdf
- ADS-B data (item 5, XLSX, 4.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19782063&FileExtension=xlsx&FileName=20240301_A02FB5_542176300_ADSB-Rel.xlsx
- Google earth file/plot of ADS-B data (item 6, KMZ, 116 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19782426&FileExtension=kmz&FileName=20240301_A02FB5_542176300-Rel.kmz
- Investigation photograph (item 7, PDF, 2 pages, 1 photo, 218 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19775020&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigation%20Photograph-Rel.pdf
- Excerpt from airport security video (21 seconds, avi, 1.6 mb) (item 8, AVI, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19773657&FileExtension=avi&FileName=ORC%20-%20Airport%20Fuel%202-1%20-%201024%20x%20768%20-%208fps_20240301_124149-Rel.avi
- Downloaded rdm data (item 9, CSV, 2.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19774379&FileExtension=csv&FileName=RDM100_Records(3rd%20save_2hrdownload)_ParsedOutput-Rel.csv
- Statement of party representatives to NTSB investigation (item 10, PDF, 10 pages, 2.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19774269&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Party%20Forms_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Release of aircraft wreckage, NTSB form 6120.15 (item 11, PDF, 2 pages, 140 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19775292&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Wreckage_Redacted-Rel.pdf

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