Cirrus SR22 N983WP

Summary

On 25 August 2019 at about 18:50 local time, a Cirrus SR22 registered N983WP, operated by Cbgnc Aviation Llc, was involved in an accident near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, United States. 3 people were 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.

Date

25 August 2019 at 18:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Glenwood Springs, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Glenwood Springs Muni (GWS)

Coordinates

39.5067, -107.3094

Aircraft

Cirrus SR22

Registration

N983WP

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Operator

Cbgnc Aviation Llc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Russell → Glenwood Springs

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN19TA330

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing with a tail wind, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a subsequent hard landing..

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Following a cross-country flight, the pilot overflew the area to familiarize himself with the destination airport and elected to land to the south. The weather was clear, and the automated weather observing system reported the winds were calm. The pilot flew the final approach with an airspeed "in the mid 70s" and configured the airplane with full flaps. During the landing flare, the airplane developed an uncontrollable sink rate and landed hard, collapsing the nosewheel and resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. The pilot reported that the airplane likely encountered a tailwind during landing, causing the airplane to stall. The nearest weather reporting facilities recorded gusty wind conditions from variable directions about the time of the accident. It is likely that the airplane encountered an unexpected tailwind during landing, and the pilot's lost airplane control, resulting in a stall.   

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.