Cirrus SR20 accident near Chapel Hill, NC
On July 12, 2010, a Cirrus SR20 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chapel Hill, NC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 12, 2010
- Place
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Aircraft
- Cirrus SR20 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.935°N, 79.066°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100712X63821
Official records · ERA10FA356
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Controller Statements: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 12, 2010, at 1513 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus SR20, N527MJ, operating as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight, collided with pine trees and a perimeter fence after it veered off runway 9 while landing at Horace Williams Airport (IGX), Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The certificated private pilot was killed. The front seat passenger received serious injuries and the rear seat passenger received minor injuries. The flight originated at Sussex County Airport, Georgetown, Delaware, between 1230 and 1245. According to FAA personnel the flight had been receiving VFR flight following with air traffic control, but cancelled in the vicinity of IGX. The front seat passenger stated in a statement through his attorney that he had no recollection of the events after the pilot perform the descent arrival checklist for landing at IGX. According to the rear seat passenger, the flight was uneventful until landing at IGX. Upon arrival, the pilot made a left “U” turn to final. The airplane touched down on the runway, “hopped” back into the air, touched back down again, and hopped twice more before making a final landing on the runway, about midfield. The pilot applied power, and the airplane went off the left side of the runway. Without enough speed to get airborne, the airplane collided with some trees and a fence, and came to a complete stop. Two friends of the rear seat passenger were waiting at IGX. According to one of the friends, the airplane overflew the runway and
Probable cause
The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and subsequent improper go-around procedure, which resulted in a loss of directional control, runway excursion, and collision with a tree.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
