# Accident 20060407006929A: Cirrus SR20, Kerrville, TX, April 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2006, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kerrville, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9842° N, 98.3678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9842&lon=-98.3678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N142SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR20
- Reported engine: CONT IO360CONT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 163 total, 21 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060407006929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED GLENDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KGEU), NEAR PHOENIX, ARIZONA ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO THE HOUSTON, TEXAS AREA. AT APPROXIMATELY 1320 CDT, A FUEL STOP WAS MADE AT THE KERRVILLE, TEXAS AIRPORT. AT APPROXIMATELY 1410 CDT, THE FLIGHT DEPARTED KERRVILLE FOR HOUSTON. THE PILOT STATED AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 5,500 FEET HE PROCEEDED TO LEAN FOR BEST ECONOMY, A SHORT TIME LATER THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. HE PREPARED TO USE THE CAPS SYSTEM BUT FOUND AN OPEN FIELD LOCATED 40 MILES EAST OF KERRVILLE. DURING LANDING, THE AIRPLANE ROLLED THROUGH A WIRE FENCE. THE FENCE LINE WAS PERPENDICULAR TO THE FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE AIRPLANE; THE WING AND FUSELAGE CAME IN CONTACT WITH FOUR STEEL FENCE POSTS. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURY. BOTH MAGNETOS FAILED BENCH TESTS AT NAVAJO CRS.

## 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 DFW06LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA101), Apr 7, 2006: Cirrus Design SR20 (N142SF), Kerrville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N142SF (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20121128026519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121128026519I), Nov 28, 2012: Cirrus Design Corp SR20 (N142SF), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. On November 28, 2012, at approximately 09:32AM during approach for landing on runway RWY22R at Falcon Field Airport (kffz), the pilot contacted ffz ATC to…
- [Incident 20111130028329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111130028329I), Nov 30, 2011: Cirrus Design Corp SR20 (N142SF), Scottsdale, AZ, Minor damage. On November 30, 2011, N142SF, a Cirrus SR20, made a hard landing during an instructional flight on runway 21 at the Scottsdale Airport. The student pilot,…

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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