# NTSB WPR21LA355: Cirrus Design SR22, N216FC, Tucumcari, NM, September 25, 2021 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: September 25, 2021, 13:35 local (19:35 UTC) - Place: Tucumcari, NM - Coordinates: 35.181254, -103.59993 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1813&lon=-103.5999&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 103970 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR21LA355 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/103970/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=103970 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA355 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard and bounced landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [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) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 38 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 32 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SR22, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=2130001), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, he initiated a left downwind approach and noted gusty wind conditions while on final. The airplane landed hard and bounced twice. The pilot initiated a go-around, however he stated that he was unable to maintain altitude and the airplane likely stalled. The airplane came to rest in the adjacent grass area left of the runway and was destroyed by the post impact fire. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N216FC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N216FC-2022-12-31), registration cancelled 2022-12-31, S/N 4377, built 2016 (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: 4377 - Year built: 2016 - Airframe hours: 367.6 - Engines: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: F C Air LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 1, 2021, 50 hours before - Departed: DVT, Phoenix, AZ - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: TCC, Tucumcari Muni, runway 21, 7,104 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B, Airframe parachute, Auto-pilot, Data recorder, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Handheld GPS, Onboard weather, Satellite tracking device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 59; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed; last flight review May 1, 2021; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 640 total, 540 in this make and model, 640 as pilot in command, 27 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 8 knots, gusting 16 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.14 inHg - Observed at: KTCC - METAR: KTCC 251953Z AUTO 21008G16KT 10SM CLR 30/08 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP145 T03000078 ## 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 20210925016789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210925016789A), Sep 25, 2021: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Tucumcari, NM, Destroyed. On September 25, 2021, at 1334 MDT, a Cirrus SR-22, N216FC, [privacy data omitted], impacted the ground while attempting a go around at Tucumcari Municipal… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 25, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=103970. 12.4 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13099585&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=r_NTSB%20documents%202021-09-30_213034_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Maintenance logbook excerpts (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 10.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13101512&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=r_LOGS%20-%20airframe%20annual_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 2 photos, 231 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13098871&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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