# Incident 20090403004829I: Cirrus SR22, North Port, FL, April 3, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2009, 19:00 local time
- Place: North Port, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: J4PA
- Location: 27.0972° N, 82.2336° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0972&lon=-82.2336&mi=10
- Aircraft: N509SR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR22
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09FA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090403004829I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ERA09FA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA228), Apr 3, 2009: Cirrus Design SR22 (N509SR), Northport, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: Inadequate 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.

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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