# Incident 20040331007109I: Cirrus SR22, Duluth, MN, March 31, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2004, 10:51 local time
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Airport: Duluth International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8421° N, 92.1932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DULUTH INTL (DLH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8421&lon=-92.1932&mi=10
- Aircraft: N332CD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N332CD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR22
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040331007109I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON 03/31/04, AT 1651Z, N322CD, A CIRRUS SR22 EXPERIENCED A FIRE ON BOARD WHILE ON THE VOR CHECKPOINT ON TAXIWAY D AT DULUTH MN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY CIRRUS DESIGN CORP. UNDER A SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE FOR A PRODUCTION TEST FLIGHT. THIS WAS A FIRST PRODUCTION TEST FLIGHT. DURING THE RUNUP TESTS AND CHECKS THE PILOT NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND EVACUATED. THE PILOT USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. RESCUE EQUIPMENT WAS DISPATCHED, BUT THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BEFORE THE EQUIPMENT ARRIVED. THE RESCUE EQUIPMENT TOOK THE COWLING OFF, TO VERIFY THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY AN FAA ASI, WHO DETERMINED A FUEL SUPPLY FITTING AT THE FUEL FLOW TRANSDUCER WAS LOOSE. THIS WAS VERIFIED BY CIRRUS DESIGN MECHANIC.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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