Pilot Debrief

Cirrus SR20 near Akron, CO — 2019-03-12

Final reportGAA19CA165
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Date
2019-03-12
Location
Akron, CO, USA
Airport
AKO
Aircraft
Cirrus SR20
Registration
N418DE
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a drainage culvert.

NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that, during his first solo flight in the pattern, he aborted the first landing because he was uncomfortable with the airplane's runway alignment. During the subsequent approach, the airplane was crabbed slightly to the right. He recalled that, just before the airplane touched down, he applied left rudder, and that, upon touchdown, the airplane bounced. The airplane exited the left side of the runway and collided with a drainage culvert and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. He added that the wind at the time of the accident was calm.

NTSB coding

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