Cirrus Design CORP SR20 accident near Lagrangeville, New York, May 17, 2024
On May 17, 2024 at about 2:27 pm local time, a 2024 Cirrus Design CORP SR20, registered N462PW, was substantially damaged in an accident during approach (VFR go-around) near Lagrangeville, New York (Sky Acres airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing and subsequent go-around attempt. Also causal was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 17, 2024 · about 2:27 pm local time
- Place
- Lagrangeville, New York · Sky Acres · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design CORP SR20 NO SERIES, built 2024
- Registration
- N462PW · registry record · serial 9858
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot was receiving transition training from the flight instructor. After departure they practiced maneuvers and then flew to a different airport where the pilot performed a full-stop landing. While waiting to depart the flight instructor discussed the steps for a go-around. After departing, the pilot remained in the airport traffic pattern, and while on final approach with full flaps extended the flight instructor noted the airplane was a “little high.” The pilot rounded out high and the airplane was “really slow,” so the flight instructor called for a go-around. The pilot described that as part of that procedure, he intended to raise the flaps to 50%, but he inadvertently moved the flap selector to the fully retracted position. After immediately recognizing what he had done he repositioned the flap selector to 50%. The airplane subsequently contacted the runway, with the pilot increasing the engine power to full. The airplane then drifted off the left side of the runway and the flight instructor asked to take control while the stick shaker and stall warnings were occurring. The airplane’s right wing then impacted the ground and it slid off the runway onto grass coming to rest upright. The airplane’s structure firewall and engine mount were substantially damaged during the accident. Neither the pilot nor the flight instructor reported that there were any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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
- Abnormal runway contact during approach (VFR go-around)
- Loss of control in flight during approach (VFR go-around) defining event
- Collision with terrain or object (not controlled flight into terrain) during approach (VFR go-around)
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Delayed action › Instructor/check pilot
- Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Flight control system › TE flap control system › Incorrect use/operation
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Landing flare › Not attained/maintained
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 358 hours in all; 6 in this make and model; 14 in the last 90 days; 6 in the last 30 days; 216 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: January 29, 2023
- Medical certificate: BasicMed (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Flight instructor
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,275 hours in all; 250 in this make and model; 100 in the last 90 days; 50 in the last 30 days; 2,775 as pilot in command; 500 on instruments
- Last flight review: April 1, 2024
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 19.8 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme
- Maximum gross weight: 3,150 lb
- Seats: 5
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-390-CBB6 (piston); 12 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 17, 3,828 ft by 60 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 310° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,500 ft
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter: 29.96 inHg
- Observation at 10:53 am from KPOU, 8 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KPOU 171453Z 31007KT 10SM SCT035 19/13 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01940128 55009
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 5 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
Photograph 1 – New York State Police Digital Photograph. Right Forward Quartering View of the Airplane At the Accident Site
Photograph 2 – Digital Photograph From Repair Facility. Right Forward Quartering View of the Airplane Following Recovery
Photograph 3 – Digital Photograph From Repair Facility. View Depicting Cracks in the Structural Firewall
Photograph 4 – Digital Photograph From Repair Facility. View Depicting Compression Buckle in Engine Mount Tube Requiring Major Repair/Replacement
Photograph 5 - Digital Photograph From Repair Facility. View Depicting The Outer Portion of the Left Wing. Note the Damage along the Leading Edge and Also ChordwiseThe 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
6 documents, released by the NTSB on December 2, 2024. 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 - Submitted by Flight Instructor | PDF, 11 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 - Submitted by Airplane Owner | PDF, 11 pages | View Download |
| 3 | Passenger Statement | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 4 | Record of NTSB Conversations | PDF, 10 pages | View Download |
| 5 | Investigative Photographs | PDF, 6 pages · our copy | View Download |
| 6 | Release of Aircraft Wreckage, NTSB Form 6120.15 | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
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