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| Date: | Thursday 7 November 2019 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22 GTS X G3 Turbo |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N220MT |
| MSN: | 2748 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1174 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Upland-Cable Airport (CCB/KCCB), Upland, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Torrance Airport, CA (TOA/KTOA) |
| Upland-Cable Airport, CA (CCB/KCCB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On November 7, 2019, about 1100 Pacific standard time, a Cirrus SR22 airplane, N220MT impacted terrain while on the approach to the Cable Airport (CCB), Upland, California. The private pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Zamperini Field Airport (TOA), Torrance, California.
Radar data indicated that, when the accident airplane was about 1 nautical mile southwest of the airport, another airplane entered a left downwind leg for the landing runway. The first airplane was on the base leg of the traffic pattern when the accident airplane entered the left downwind. The accident airplane's speed slowly decreased as it continued the downwind leg, and the first airplane landed when the accident airplane was turning toward the base leg at about 69 knots groundspeed. Shortly thereafter, the airplane descended and impacted a residential area about 1/2 mile from the runway threshold.
A witness saw the accident airplane enter the traffic pattern shortly behind the first airplane. As the first airplane landed, the accident airplane was on base to final flying “low and very slow,” like it was “waiting for” the first airplane. The left wing dropped, and the airplane descended to the ground.
Postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Based on the available information, the accident is consistent with the pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering for landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, loss of control, and impact with terrain. It is possible that the pilot may have been distracted by the airplane landing in front of him, which contributed to his loss of situation awareness regarding the airplane’s speed.
Probable Cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering for landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-07/aircraft-crashes-into-home-in-upland-sparking-fire-officials-say
https://ktla.com/2019/11/07/upland-house-on-fire-following-report-of-aircraft-crashing-into-the-home-fire-officials/
https://abc7.com/aircraft-reportedly-crashes-into-upland-house-sparks-fire/5679201/
https://heavy.com/news/2019/11/airplane-crashed-upland-california-home/
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100538
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N220MT/history/20191107/1840Z/KTOA/KCCB/tracklog
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/265877-e1ab1cce8955d0cecbb410fc20c426f5b9ad049a (photo)
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Images:
Photos(c): NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-Nov-2019 19:41 | harro | Added |
| 07-Nov-2019 19:45 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Nov-2019 19:45 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Nov-2019 20:14 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Source, ] |
| 07-Nov-2019 20:38 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Damage, ] |
| 07-Nov-2019 20:49 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 07-Nov-2019 20:49 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Embed code, ] |
| 07-Nov-2019 20:57 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 07-Nov-2019 21:04 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Nov-2019 21:11 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 08-Nov-2019 06:35 | Anon. | Updated [Time, ] |
| 05-Jan-2020 22:03 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Mar-2020 18:22 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 13-Mar-2022 04:13 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, Photo, ] |
| 13-Mar-2022 04:13 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 13-Mar-2022 04:13 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 27-Dec-2024 12:28 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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