# Accident 20040410027969A: Cirrus SR22, North  Lauderd, FL, April 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2004, 10:30 local time
- Place: North  Lauderd, FL
- Airport: Fort Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2097° N, 80.2339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2097&lon=-80.2339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N916LJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N916LJ) (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: 790 total, 540 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040410027969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS IS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION, AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE UNTIL FINAL REPORT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. ON APRIL 10, 2004, AT 10:00AM EASTERN STANDARD TIME A CIRRUS SR22, N916LJ, SERIAL NUMBER 0080, REGISTERED TO CELLVENTURES OF NY, INC., DEPARTED FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, FLORIDA, TO PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLORIDA. DURING THE FLIGHT THE PILOT EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS FAILURES, AND DEPLOYED THE CAPS SYSTEMS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT CITY OF NORTH LAUDERDALE, HAMPTON PINES PARK AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES AT THE PARK THEY HEARD A LOUD NOISE, FOLLOWED BY THE BRS PARACHUTE DEPLOYED, THE PLANE LANDED AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE PITOT STATIC REVEALED A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE AND WATER WAS REMOVED FOR ANALYSIS. ADDITIONALLY, TESTING THE MASTER CONTROL UNIT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA04LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA070), Apr 10, 2004: Cirrus Design SR22 (N916LJ), N. Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The erratic operation of the pitot-static system associated flight instruments due to water contamination, and the pilot's failure to take the appropriate corrective actions.

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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