SERS · CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 · 2017-03-30 · Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN17LA144
Event ID
20170403X05402
Type
Accident
Date
2017-03-30
Location
Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Coordinates
40.978332, -85.195274
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
CIRRUS DESIGN CORP
Model
SR20
Registration
N580PU
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain airplane control during a crosswind landing in high gusting winds, and the flight instructor’s failure to maintain a proper airspeed and angle of attack during the go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s decision to conduct a flight in crosswind conditions that exceeded flight school limitations.