Cirrus SR20 N343BZ

Summary

On 28 November 2018 at about 16:30 local time, a Cirrus SR20 registered N343BZ, operated by Aero Atlanta Flight Center, was involved in an accident near Jasper, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 November 2018 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Jasper, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Pickens County (JZP)

Coordinates

34.4525, -84.4583

Aircraft

Cirrus SR20

Registration

N343BZ

Category

Airplane

Year built

2017

Engines

1

Operator

Aero Atlanta Flight Center

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Atlanta → Jasper

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA099

2 people had minor injuries.

The student pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that, during the touch-and-go landings, she observed that the student was struggling to maintain traffic pattern altitude and that the airplane was excessively left of the runway centerline. She told him that he would not be allowed to land until the airplane was on the centerline. During the accident landing, the airplane was left of the runway centerline, and she asked him to correct. He corrected, and she anticipated a full landing. During the landing flare, the airplane drifted left, and she instructed the student to perform a go-around. The student aggressively pitched up the airplane, and she heard the stall warning horn and the stall audio annunciation. She took the flight controls and lowered the nose, but the airplane continued to drift left. The student's statement corroborated the instructor's statement. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation station located about 9 miles south of the accident airport reported that, about 5 minutes after the accident, the wind was from 290° at 9 knots, gusting to 15 knots. The student landed the airplane on runway 34.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.