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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus Desi SR22 · Knoxville, TN · July 29, 2010

Date
July 29, 2010 · 16:22 local
Place
Knoxville, TN
Airport
Downtown Island
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N747CD
Reported as
Cirrus Desi SR22
Reported engine
Continental IO-550-N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total600 in this make and model40 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.

Office id # CE19100015, the aircraft departed tpa with full fuel. While enroute approximately 45 min. After take-off, the aircraft started experiencing electrical problems. The main electrical buss indicated zero current. After entering the tys airspace, radio contact was lost. The pilot continued to dkx and reestablished radio communications with tys approach. While enroute to dkx, the aircraft lost engine power. The pilot stated that he switched tanks several times, but could not restart the engine. The fuel boost pump and flaps were inoperative due to the electrical problem. While landing, on runway 28 at dkx, without engine power or flaps. The pilot stated that he touched down at a point 1/2 to 3/4 down the runway. The pilot could not stop the aircraft on the runway or in the clear zone. The aircraft came to rest in the Tennessee river. No injuries to pilot or passenger.

As the FAA filed it

OFFICE ID # CE19100015, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TPA WITH FULL FUEL. WHILE ENROUTE APPROXIMATELY 45 MIN. AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE MAIN ELECTRICAL BUSS INDICATED ZERO CURRENT. AFTER ENTERING THE TYS AIRSPACE, RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO DKX AND REESTABLISHED RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITH TYS APPROACH. WHILE ENROUTE TO DKX, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SWITCHED TANKS SEVERAL TIMES, BUT COULD NOT RESTART THE ENGINE. THE FUEL BOOST PUMP AND FLAPS WERE INOPERATIVE DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. WHILE LANDING, ON RUNWAY 28 AT DKX, WITHOUT ENGINE POWER OR FLAPS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN AT A POINT 1/2 TO 3/4 DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT COULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY OR IN THE CLEAR ZONE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE TENNESSEE RIVER. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER.