# Incident 20070715012749I: Cirrus SR22, Reno, NV, July 15, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2007, 16:17 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4992° N, 119.7681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4992&lon=-119.7681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N254SR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N254SR-2017-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR22
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 48 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07IA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07IA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070715012749I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N254SR, SR22, IFR ENROUTE CONCORD, CA, TO ALPINE, WY, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO RENO-TAHOE INT'L AIRPORT DUE TO ENGINE PROBLEMS AND SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER ON APPROACH AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 16L. POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT LEFT TURBOCHARGER, S/N KCN01222 HAD FAILED TO THE EXTENT THAT THE COMPRESSOR IMPELLER HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TURBINE WHEEL SHAFT AND WAS LOST OUT THE TAIL PIPE.

## 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 SEA07IA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07IA201), Jul 15, 2007: Cirrus Design SR22 (N254SR), Reno, NV, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left turbocharger as a result of a production defect in the unit's compressor due to a machining process change by the manufacturer that was made without formal documentation or…

## Other reports on N254SR (1)

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

- [Accident 20071230828809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071230828809A), Dec 30, 2007: Cirrus SR22 (N254SR), Creston, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On December 30, 2007, at approximately 11:25 am local time, witness observed Cirrus SR22, N254SR, make a low pass of 75 to 100 feet over the residence of…

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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