Pilot Debrief

Cirrus Design Corporation SR20 near Staples, MN — 2013-05-06

Final reportCEN13LA261
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Date
2013-05-06
Location
Staples, MN, USA
Airport
KSAZ
Aircraft
Cirrus Design Corporation SR20
Registration
N161KT
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Landing

Probable cause

The pilot’s misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a porpoised landing.

NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that the landing approach to the hard surface runway was uneventful until the landing flare, when the airplane pitch descended below a normal flare attitude. The pilot reported that the nose landing gear “firmly” struck the runway before the main landing gear, which resulted in a bounced landing. The pilot stated that the airplane bounced a second time before he selected takeoff power and retracted the flaps to 50 percent in an attempt to abort the landing; however, the airplane did not achieve takeoff speed and subsequently departed the end of the runway and impacted a runway edge identifier light. A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any preimpact failures or malfunctions that would have prevented normal operation.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Loss of control
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have initiated a go-around earlier during the landing flare.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 3 docket documents
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Docket documents3

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