# Incident 20081231855049I: Cirrus SR22, Duluth, MN, December 31, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2008, 11:40 local time
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7833° N, 92.1066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duluth, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7833&lon=-92.1066&mi=10
- Aircraft: N712SR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR22
- Reported engine: CONT IO550N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081231855049I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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