No fatalities

Cirrus SR20 Taxiway Departure at Deer Valley Airport (N552PG)

Deer Valley, AZ, United States

On June 17, 2012, a CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 (registration N552PG) was involved in an aviation accident near Deer Valley, AZ. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during taxi due to excessive taxi speed. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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A Cirrus SR20, N552PG, left a taxiway at Deer Valley Airport on June 17, 2012, after a brake failure. The pilot was uninjured, and the aircraft sustained minor damage.

Incident Overview and Aircraft Details On June 17, 2012, at approximately 1035 Mountain Standard Time, a Cirrus Design SR20, registration N552PG, sustained minor damage after departing a taxiway at Deer Valley Airport (DVT) in Phoenix, Arizona. The aircraft was registered to JEH Equipment Leasing L.L.C. and was being operated by a private pilot under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The pilot was the sole occupant and was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight, which was originating at the time of the incident.

Contributing factors

Directional control — Not attained/maintainedPilot