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FAA incident report · Cirrus SR22 · Los Banos, CA · July 5, 2004

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Date
July 5, 2004
Place
Los Banos, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N926DC
Reported as
Cirrus SR22
Reported engine
Continental IO550*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N926DCRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 0926Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On July 5, 2004 while cruising at 6500 feet the pilot reported that the propeller started to surge combined with a loss of engine power. An off airport landing was made into a cotton field near Los Banos, CA. At the landing site about 1 mile south of runway 32 at Los Banos, CA (lsn) the airplane was noted to be upright on it's landing gear. The right fuel tank had no visible fuel while looking into the fuel tank opening. The engine oil was checked and appeared to be about 8 quarts and was dark brown in color. The left fuel tank showed the fuel level about an inch below the tab when viewing through the fuel tank opening. Minor damage was done to the aircraft and the wheel pants (fiberglass) were ripped off from the wheels. The propeller showed no signs of ground strikes. Once the cockpit doors were opened the fuel tank placards showed that the left and right tank indication markings were reversed by the placement of masking tape over the permanent fuel tank (left and right) markings. The fuel selector was placed in the off position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 5, 2004 WHILE CRUISING AT 6500 FEET THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PROPELLER STARTED TO SURGE COMBINED WITH A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING WAS MADE INTO A COTTON FIELD NEAR LOS BANOS, CA. AT THE LANDING SITE ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF RUNWAY 32 AT LOS BANOS, CA (LSN) THE AIRPLANE WAS NOTED TO BE UPRIGHT ON IT'S LANDING GEAR. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK HAD NO VISIBLE FUEL WHILE LOOKING INTO THE FUEL TANK OPENING. THE ENGINE OIL WAS CHECKED AND APPEARED TO BE ABOUT 8 QUARTS AND WAS DARK BROWN IN COLOR. THE LEFT FUEL TANK SHOWED THE FUEL LEVEL ABOUT AN INCH BELOW THE TAB WHEN VIEWING THROUGH THE FUEL TANK OPENING. MINOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE WHEEL PANTS (FIBERGLASS) WERE RIPPED OFF FROM THE WHEELS. THE PROPELLER SHOWED NO SIGNS OF GROUND STRIKES. ONCE THE COCKPIT DOORS WERE OPENED THE FUEL TANK PLACARDS SHOWED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT TANK INDICATION MARKINGS WERE REVERSED BY THE PLACEMENT OF MASKING TAPE OVER THE PERMANENT FUEL TANK (LEFT AND RIGHT) MARKINGS. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS PLACED IN THE OFF POSITION.