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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus SR22 · North Port, FL · April 3, 2009

Date: April 3, 2009 · 19:00 local
Place: North Port, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: J4PA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N509SR
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA09FA228
Reported as: Cirrus SR22
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,900 total1,200 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On April 3, 2009, at 1900 EDT, a Cirrus SR-22, N509SR, registered to satsair LLC, made an emergency landing on privacy data omitted, after an engine failure. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the pilot and passengers were not injured. The flight originated in ft myers, Florida and the intended destination was st. petersburg, Florida.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 3, 2009, AT 1900 EDT, A CIRRUS SR-22, N509SR, REGISTERED TO SATSAIR LLC, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN FT MYERS, FLORIDA AND THE INTENDED DESTINATION WAS ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA09FA228Incident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportNorthport, FLInadequate torque on one of the No. 6 connecting rod bolt retaining nuts, which resulted in the connecting rod’s separation from the crankshaft and a subsequent total loss of engine power.Apr 3, 2009 · Minor damage