Cirrus SR20 N552PG

Summary

On 17 June 2012 at about 17:35 local time, a Cirrus SR20 registered N552PG was involved in an incident near Deer Valley, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 June 2012 at 17:35

Classification

Incident

Location

Deer Valley, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Deer Valley (DVT)

Coordinates

33.6861, -112.0761

Aircraft

Cirrus SR20

Registration

N552PG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Deer Valley → Deer Valley

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12IA296

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during taxi due to excessive taxi speed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that when he started a right turn while taxiing for takeoff, the airplane’s right brake locked up and then both brakes became ineffective. The pilot was unable to stop the airplane, and it subsequently departed the taxiway, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest nose-down in the grass. Data downloaded from the airplane’s multifunction display revealed that during the last 2 minutes of taxi, the airplane’s engine power setting varied between 1,450 and 1,530 rpm and that the airplane’s ground speed was about 20 knots. The pilot’s operating handbook states the maximum continuous engine power for taxiing is 1,000 rpm. Postaccident examination of the brake assemblies revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. It is likely that the pilot failed to maintain directional control because of the high taxi speed during the turn.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.