Cirrus SR22 N727HG

Summary

On 21 June 2019 at about 15:30 local time, a Cirrus SR22 registered N727HG, operated by Performance Flight, was involved in an accident near Grotten, Connecticut, 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.

Date

21 June 2019 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Grotten, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Groton-New London (GON)

Coordinates

41.5973, -72.7551

Aircraft

Cirrus SR22

Registration

N727HG

Category

Airplane

Year built

2017

Engines

1

Operator

Performance Flight

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

White Plains → Grotten

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA379

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper landing flare and failure to maintain pitch control, which resulted in a porpoised landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while landing with gusting winds, the airplane porpoised on touchdown, so he chose to go around and "shoot the approach again." During the second landing, the airplane porpoised on touchdown. The pilot regained control of the airplane and taxied to the ramp without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The airport's automated weather observation station reported that, about 26 minutes after the accident, the wind was from 360° at 5 knots. The pilot reported that the wind was from 020° at 8 knots, gusting to 14 knots. The pilot was landing the airplane on runway 5.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.