Cirrus Design CORP SR20 accident near Key Largo, Florida, March 1, 2024
On March 1, 2024 at about 5:43 pm local time, a 2011 Cirrus Design CORP SR20, registered N1108T, was substantially damaged in an accident during approach (VFR go-around) near Key Largo, Florida (Ocean Reef Club airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s improper go-around technique, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for recovery.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 1, 2024 · about 5:43 pm local time · cases in 2024
- Place
- Key Largo, Florida · Ocean Reef Club · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design CORP SR20, built 2011
- Registration
- N1108T · registry record · serial 2114
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot was attempting to land on a 4,451-ft-long, 70-ft-wide asphalt runway. A right 60° quartering crosswind prevailed at 10 knots, gusting to 16 knots. The pilot reported that he selected full flap extension (100%) and turned onto the final leg of the airport traffic pattern at 600 ft. Just above touchdown, while in the landing flare, the airplane drifted to the left due to a wind gust. He announced and initiated a go-around and gained altitude. The propeller and landing gear then struck the top of a tree and he lost control of the airplane. The airplane subsequently came to rest on a golf course adjacent to the runway. Data downloaded from the airplane’s remote data module, and a postaccident examination of the wreckage, did not reveal evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions. Review of airport security video revealed the airplane in about a 45° left crab to the runway, at very low altitude, with flaps fully retracted, as it entered an aerodynamic stall to the left and impacted terrain. The airplane’s flight manual indicated that the flaps should be set at 50% extension for a go-around procedure. Based on this information, the pilot’s full retraction of the flaps during the attempted go-around resulted in a loss of lift, sink, and aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for recovery.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Aerodynamic stall/spin during approach (VFR go-around) defining event
- Collision during takeoff/land during approach (VFR go-around)
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Incorrect action selection › Pilot
- Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Flight control system › TE flap control system › Incorrect use/operation other cases naming the flight controls
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › (general) › Not attained/maintained
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: private, student
- Ratings: single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 400 hours in all; 120 in this make and model
- Last flight review: January 26, 2023
- Medical certificate: BasicMed (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: serious injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 823.8 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 31, 2023
- Maximum gross weight: 3,050 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-360-ES (piston); 824 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PMP Pompano Beach FL at 5:07 pm
- Destination: 07FA Key Largo FL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 5, 4,451 ft by 70 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 120° at 10 knots, gusting 16
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 30.18 inHg
- Observation at 12:35 pm from K70
Weather report (METAR): KK70 011735Z AUTO 12010G16KT 10SM CLR 27/21 A3018 RMK AO2
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 1 picture from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
The NTSB's photographs with the NTSB's captions, at screen size. Open a picture to see it full size or to report one that should not be shown.
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
11 documents, released by the NTSB on March 12, 2026. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 11 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Memoranda for the Record | PDF, 3 pages | View Download |
| 3 | Excerpt from Airplane Flight Manual | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 4 | Weather Report | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
| 5 | ADS-B Data | spreadsheet | Download |
| 6 | Google Earth File/plot of ADS-B Data | map file | Download |
| 7 | Investigation Photograph | PDF, 2 pages · our copy | View Download |
| 8 | Excerpt from Airport Security Video (21 Seconds, Avi, 1.6 Mb) | AVI file | Download |
| 9 | Downloaded Rdm Data | data file | Download |
| 10 | Statement of Party Representatives to NTSB Investigation | PDF, 10 pages | View Download |
| 11 | Release of Aircraft Wreckage, NTSB Form 6120.15 | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Other NTSB records under N1108T the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N1108T on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Engine: Continental IO-360-ES 401 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Ocean Reef Club Airport · nearest airport
- Pompano Beach Airpark · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,111 since 1982 · 989 in the last ten years
- Florida 21,712 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N1108T 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ERA24LA126.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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