Probable cause
A failure of the nose wheel landing strut for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.
NTSB analysis
Just after touchdown during landing, the airplane’s nose landing gear collapsed, which resulted in substantial damage to the engine firewall. Examination revealed that the gear strut separated near the top of the assembly. Video of the landing was not consistent with a hard landing.
The airplane had experienced a hard landing about 2 months before the accident landing, after which it was inspected in accordance with the manufacturer’s hard landing checklist. The accident landing was the fourth landing since being returned to service. The nose landing gear strut assembly was not retained and provided for metallurgical examination. It could not be determined if the strut failed due to damage from the previous hard landing or another hard landing before the accident flight.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN21LA108 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Nov 6, 2020
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Nearest airport
- Fort Worth Alliance (AFW)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Night
Cirrus Design Corp SR20
- N-number
- N720TX
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2005
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.