Cirrus SR20 N689PG

Summary

On 27 March 2021 at about 16:43 local time, a Cirrus SR20 registered N689PG, operated by Texas Skies Flight School, was involved in an accident near Boerne, Texas, 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

27 March 2021 at 16:43

Classification

Accident

Location

Boerne, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Boerne Stage Airfield (5C1)

Coordinates

29.7232, -98.6946

Aircraft

Cirrus SR20

Registration

N689PG

Category

Airplane

Year built

2008

Engines

1

Operator

Texas Skies Flight School

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boerne → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN21LA170

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during a full stop landing and the subsequent attempted go-around in turbulent conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that on his third practice full stop landing, the airplane encountered light turbulence and “dropped suddenly,” impacting the runway hard. The airplane became airborne again, and the pilot initiated a go-around. During the go-around, the airplane entered a left bank and the pilot attempted to correct; however, the landing gear contacted the ground between the runway and taxiway, collapsing the nose and right main landing gear, and the airplane came to rest in the grass area adjacent to the taxiway. The airplane’s fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.