# Accident 20100319029909A: Cirrus SR22, Morton, WA, March 19, 2010 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 19, 2010, 19:10 local time - Place: Morton, WA - Airport: Strom - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 46.5667° N, 122.3114° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5667&lon=-122.3114&mi=10 - Aircraft: N224GS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N224GS-2017-07-20) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR22 - Reported engine: TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL IO-550-N - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Other injuries: 1 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 486 total, 225 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA163) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100319029909A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CONCORD, CA (KCCR) AT APPROXIMATELY 1545 PDT ENROUTE TO RENTON, WA (KRNT). THE PILOT IS REPORTED TO HAVE ISSUED A MAYDAY CALL A LITTLE AFTER 1900 PDT. SEA ARTCC DID NOT RECEIVE THE CALL FROM N224GS, BUT ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA (N999VK) HEARD THE CALL AND RELAYED THE INFORMATION TO SEA ARTCC. THE PILOT HAD REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE AND INDICATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO "DEAD-STICK" INTO THE MORTON, WA STROM AIRPORT (39P), WHICH IS LOCATED ABOUT 2 MILES SE OF MORTON, WA. ACCORDING TO RADAR INFORMATION PROVIDED BY SEA TRACON IN CONJUNCTION WITH DATA STORED IN THE AIRPLANE'S DATA BASE, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A DESCENT FROM A CRUISING ALTITUDE OF 8500' AT 1858 PDT. THE ENGINE FAILED SEVEN MINUTES LATER AT APPROXIMATELY 1905 PDT WHILE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 6500' WITH A GROUND SPEED OF 165 KNOTS. THE COORDINATES SUPPLIED WITH THE RADAR TRACK SHOWED THAT THE CLOSEST AIRPORT TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS STROM AIRPORT (39P-1800' RUNWAY @ 941' ELEVATION). THE RADAR DATA ALSO SHOWED THAT THE GROUND SPEED OF THE AIRCRAFT REDUCED TO ABOUT 100 KTS UNTIL RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST AT ABOUT 4000' MSL, WHICH WAS ABOUT 1,000' AGL. THE AIRCRAFT WOULD HAVE ENCOUNTERED A TAILWIND OF UNKNOWN VELOCITY AT ABOUT 5000' ONCE IT TURNED TO AN EASTERLY HEADING. THE BEST GLIDE SPEED FOR THE CIRRUS SR22 WAS REPORTED BY CIRRUS TO BE 88 KTS. THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH AND THE STALL SPEED OF THE SR22 WAS 70 KIAS IN A CLEAN CONFIGURATION. APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES WEST OF MORTON, THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE, SEPARATING THE WINGTIP FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRPLANE CRASHED INTO THE GROUND ABOUT 200 FEET LATER ON A TRACK OF ABOUT 120 DEGREES. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND GROUND MARKINGS AT THE SCENE INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT NOSED INTO THE GROUND AT A VERY STEEP ANGLE. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED WITH 7 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK AND APPROXIMATELY 26 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE RIGHT TANK AND FUEL WAS STILL BEING PUMPED OUT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER THE CRASH ACCORDING TO AN A&P MECHANIC AT THE SCENE. THE RIGHT TANK WAS RUPTURED AND CONTAINED NO FUEL WHEN THE WRECKAGE WAS RECOVERED.ACCORDING TO THE RADAR TRACK RECORDED BY SEA TRACON, THE AIRCRAFT CEASED DISPLAYING A RETURN AT 1907 PDT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER AT 1910 PDT KILLING THE PILOT AND SERIOUSLY INJURING A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT WHO HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT BY RESCUE WORKERS. JUDGING FROM THE CONDITION OF THE BALLISTIC PARACHUTE, IT DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. ## 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 WPR10FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA163), Mar 20, 2010: Cirrus Design SR22 (N224GS), Morton, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to properly secure a fitting cap on the throttle and metering assembly inlet after conducting a fuel system pressure check, which resulted in a loss of engine… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.