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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus SR22 · Lancaster, PA · February 15, 2009

Date: February 15, 2009 · 09:16 local
Place: Lancaster, PA
Airport: Lancaster
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N213WD
Reported as: Cirrus SR22
Reported engine: Continental IO550*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 770 total100 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N213WDRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 1121 · Built 2004 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) N213WD departed runway 26 at Lancaster Airport (lns). At an estimated 500 feet AGL, pilot felt aircraft shuddering and returned to land on runway 31. ATC tower personnel observed trailing smoke. ARFF was dispatched. Aircraft landed without further incident. Subsequent maintenance inspection revealed component failure (piston). Maintenance personnel are completing a malfunction defect report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N213WD DEPARTED RUNWAY 26 AT LANCASTER AIRPORT (LNS). AT AN ESTIMATED 500 FEET AGL, PILOT FELT AIRCRAFT SHUDDERING AND RETURNED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 31. ATC TOWER PERSONNEL OBSERVED TRAILING SMOKE. ARFF WAS DISPATCHED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT MAINTENANCE INSPECTION REVEALED COMPONENT FAILURE (PISTON). MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ARE COMPLETING A MALFUNCTION DEFECT REPORT.