Cirrus SR20 N912BG
28 September 2011 · Gaitherburg, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 September 2011 at about 19:15 local time, a Cirrus SR20 registered N912BG, operated by INN Flying Club Inc, was involved in an accident near Gaitherburg, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gaitherburg, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Montgomery County Airpark (GAI)
- Coordinates
- 39.1678, -77.1594
- Aircraft
- Cirrus SR20
- Registration
- N912BG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- INN Flying Club Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gaitherburg → Gaitherburg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA11CA514
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he had conducted five normal practice takeoffs and landings in the airport traffic pattern. During the landing flare for the sixth landing, he observed a flock of birds at the end of the runway and attempted to touch down and stop the airplane in a shorter-than-normal distance. The pilot stated that the airplane touched down hard and porpoised several times. On the final touchdown, the nose landing gear collapsed. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the engine firewall. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2011 | Temco GC-1B | Ewell, Maryland, United States | Ross Lanson C | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Jul 2011 | Slingsby CAPSTAN TYPE 49B | Hollywood, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Apr 2011 | Boeing 737 | Camp Springs, Maryland, United States | United States Air Force | Unknown | - |
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| 1 Jul 2011 | Cessna 172S | Cambridge, Maryland, United States | Brett Aviation | No injuries | - |
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