Cirrus Design Corp SR20 accident near San Diego, CA
On November 5, 2022, a Cirrus Design Corp SR20 (airplane) was involved in an accident near San Diego, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 5, 2022
- Place
- San Diego, CA
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp SR20 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.816°N, 117.139°W
- NTSB ID
- 20221105106252
Official records · WPR23FA027
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Transcripts: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 5, 2022, about 1200 Pacific daylight time, a Cirrus SR20, N700YZ, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near San Diego, California. The student pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The student pilot was on a solo flight conducting pattern work at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (MYF), San Diego, California. Witnesses located at the airport reported that they observed the airplane overfly the runway at a low altitude and high rate of speed. While over the runway, the airplane made several pitch up and down oscillations. When the airplane reached the departure end of the runway, it pitched up and entered into what looked like a high-speed departure stall and descended in a nose-down, right-wing low attitude toward the ground. A review of MYF's air traffic control recordings revealed that there were two other airplanes taking off from RWY 28R ahead of the accident airplane landing. After the second airplane departed, about 14 seconds later, the tower controller instructed the accident airplane, who was on a one-mile final, to sidestep to the left and go around for spacing. There was no response from the pilot and the tower controller repeated the go-around instructions; again, there was no response. During this time, a radio transmission was heard on frequency about a trim problem; the transmission was believed to be from the accident pilot. The tower controller transmitted that someone had a stuck mic on the tower frequency. Recorded
Probable cause
The student pilot’s exceedance of the critical angle of attack during a go-around, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain following a non-stabilized approach to land.
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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.
