NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CEN24LA159
Registry · N594M
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CIRRUS DESIGN SR20
Year of manufacture
2020 · 4 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING IO-390-C3B6 (215 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20200806
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A7AD56
Registrant of record
LONE MOUNTAIN AIRCRAFT LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The student pilot’s failure to maintain control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
Factual narrative
The flight instructor reported that while performing a soft-field takeoff, the airplane briefly lifted off the runway and subsequently bounced. The flight instructor directed the student pilot to pitch down as he applied forward pressure on the yoke. The airplane remained in a nose high attitude and yawed to the left. The flight instructor verbalized “my controls” as the airplane then turned to the right and the pitch increased. The airplane came to rest upright on the edge of the runway. The landing gear collapsed upon impact with the ground which resulted in substantial damage to the engine mount and firewall. The flight instructor stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operations. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Pitch control-Not attained/maintained
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Yaw control-Not attained/maintained
- — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Delayed action-Instructor/check pilot
- — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Student/instructed pilot
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2024_CEN24LA159.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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