20081231855049I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus SR22 · Duluth, MN · December 31, 2008

Date: December 31, 2008 · 11:40 local
Place: Duluth, MN
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N712SR
Reported as: Cirrus SR22
Reported engine: Continental IO550N
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total1,700 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Upon final approach into dlh the engine is reported to "sputtered and started to lose power". An emergency was declared and the controller was informed that the aircraft would land on highway 61. The aircraft landed on a northbound section of highway 61 going with the traffic. Total engine failure occurred. Other that engine failure and cowling damage that includes blistering no other damage was present. Eir 2009GL150031 has been opened regarding the last maintenance performed prior to the flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON FINAL APPROACH INTO DLH THE ENGINE IS REPORTED TO "SPUTTERED AND STARTED TO LOSE POWER". AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE CONTROLLER WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD LAND ON HIGHWAY 61. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A NORTHBOUND SECTION OF HIGHWAY 61 GOING WITH THE TRAFFIC. TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED. OTHER THAT ENGINE FAILURE AND COWLING DAMAGE THAT INCLUDES BLISTERING NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS PRESENT. EIR 2009GL150031 HAS BEEN OPENED REGARDING THE LAST MAINTENANCE PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT.