# Incident 20100712038579I: Cirrus Desi SR20, Duluth, MN, July 12, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2010, 17:30 local time
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- 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: N126AC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESI SR20
- Reported engine: TCM IO-360-ES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,550 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100712038579I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS CERTIFICATED AS EXPERIMENTAL AND WAS PERFORMING A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MISSION FOR THE TYPE CERTIFICATE HOLDER, THE CIRRUS DESIGN CORP. FACTORY.  THE FACTORY TEST PILOT PERFORMING FACTORY FIRST TEST FLIGHT OF AIRCRAFT WITH EXPERIMENTAL WIRING HARNESS INSTALLED.  FACTORY WORKING WITH FAA ACO FOR MODIFICATION TO TYPE DESIGN.  APPROXIMATELY 4 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, FAULT INDICATION WAS ILLUMINATED FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAULTS CASCADED INTO MULTIPLE FAULTS AND PILOT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  AIRCRAFT TAXIIED TO COMPANY HANGAR AND ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING SPONTANEOUSLY.  SMOKE WAS THEN VISIBLE COMING FROM THE COWLING.  THE TOP COWL WAS REMOVED AND A FIRE BURNING THE WIRING HARNESS WAS EXTINGUISHED.

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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