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Old 25th Nov 2009, 19:24
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There are a lot of lost of control accidents on landings in a Cirrus, do you have reason for that ?

This was a few days ago in Alabama :
First I think that is a picture of a recent accident in Florida but then again getting the facts straight isn't a big deal to you and the state doesn't really matter. As for the landing accidents, it is a heavy plane on small wheels and comes in much faster than a 172. It also is a low wing aircraft. I guess what you are saying might be true. It might be like a Mooney in that respect. According to Aviation Consumer, over 50% of the reports on the M20R are for loss of control on or near the runway with a typical comment being "improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing." That would probably fit the accident you showed a picture of. Ok, we agree. Fast landing singles like the Cirrus and the Mooney have higher landing loss of control accidents exacerbated by a low wing causing float in ground effect if the pilot lands hot.
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