Cirrus SR20 N750SR
2 October 2012 · Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 October 2012 at about 23:38 local time, a Cirrus SR20 registered N750SR, operated by Hummingbird Ventures LLC, was involved in an accident near Eden Prairie, Minnesota, 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 23:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Flying Cloud (KFCM)
- Coordinates
- 44.8231, -93.4553
- Aircraft
- Cirrus SR20
- Registration
- N750SR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hummingbird Ventures LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Airlake → Flying Cloud
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN13CA007
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate braking action and decision to abort the landing near the departure end of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s attempt to land near the midpoint of the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he flew a visual approach and landed near the midpoint of a 2,691-foot-long runway. The wind was at 5 knots and aligned with the runway, which was dry. After landing, the pilot applied “light/normal braking” but noticed his deceleration rate was inadequate to stop on the remaining runway. The pilot subsequently applied heavier braking, but the brakes “seemed to have no effect.” Realizing he was not going to stop the airplane on the remaining runway, the pilot attempted a go-around near the departure end of the runway. The airplane never became airborne, departed the runway, and impacted an airport perimeter fence. Substantial damage to the airplane included impact damage to both wings and ailerons. Skid marks from the accident airplane were documented near the departure end of the runway. A postaccident examination of the braking system of the airplane revealed no mechanical malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cirrus SR20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2012 | Cirrus SR20 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 2012 | Cirrus SR20 | Parker, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2012 | Cirrus SR20 | Deer Valley, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 2012 | Cirrus SR20 | Duck Creek Village, Utah, United States | Elite Aviation | Fatal | 4 |
| 11 Jul 2012 | Cirrus SR20 | Moscow, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Sep 2011 | Cirrus SR20 | Gaitherburg, Maryland, United States | INN Flying Club Inc | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 2012 | Mikoyan Gurevich MIG 21MF | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Ward William E | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2012 | Airbus A320-212 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Delta Air Lines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 2012 | Cessna 172M | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | Southeastern Minnesota Flying Club, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2012 | Mooney M20K | Hutchinson, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 2012 | Top Dog TD2 | Bemidji, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jun 2012 | Piper PA-31-325 | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |