# Incident 20040705012829I: Cirrus SR22, Los Banos, CA, July 5, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2004
- Place: Los Banos, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0634° N, 120.8384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Banos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0634&lon=-120.8384&mi=10
- Aircraft: N926DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N926DC) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040705012829I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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