Cirrus SR20 · NTSB accident record

The BounceCEN24LA207

A go-around from a bounced landing, full flaps still hanging

Date
Saturday, June 1, 2024
Time
~12:18 PM CDT
Weather
VMC · clear · 10 SM · wind 240 at 8 gust 16 kt · 72°F
Location
Aitkin Municipal (KAIT), MN — Runway 16
Age
29
Hours in type (Cirrus SR20)
198 hrs
Hours, last 90 days
7 hrs
Local flight
KAITAitkin Municipal
KAITAitkin Municipal
Aircraft
Model
Cirrus SR20
Engine
Continental IO-360-ES, 200 hp
Panel
Glass (Avidyne)
The flight

It's Saturday afternoon at Aitkin Municipal (KAIT), central Minnesota. You took off about an hour ago for a short local flight with two aboard. No anomalies.

The conditions

Clear and fine.

At the field
Sky / visibility
Clear, 10 sm
Wind
240° at 8 kt, gusting 16
Temp / dew point
72°F / 45°F
Fuel / weight
18 gal; ~142 lb under gross, near fwd CG
The bounce

You fly the approach to Runway 16 and touch down. The airplane bounces. You elect to go around.

Full power

You push the throttle to full. The airplane is still in the landing configuration — flaps at 100%. You're low over the runway end, slow, and a gust catches you.

By the numbers
771
go-around / balked-landing accidents
51
a year
91%
were survivable
121
lives lost in them
81%
of Cirrus parachute pulls survived
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The decision

You're slow, low, full flaps still out, and the airplane is mushing after the gust. What do you do?