# Incident 20100811044159I: Cirrus Desi SR22, Cynthiana, KY, August 11, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2010, 19:26 local time
- Place: Cynthiana, KY
- Airport: Cynthiana-Harrison County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3662° N, 84.2833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CYNTHIANA-HARRISON COUNTY (0I8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3662&lon=-84.2833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N160EU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N160EU) (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 DESI SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100811044159I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 11, 2010 AT 7:26P.M (2326 ZULU), EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, CIRRUS N160EU, REPORTED LOSING OIL FROM THE ENGINE ONTO THE WINDSHIELD AND DIVERTED TO CYNTHIANA, KY (0I8). THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED MINOR DAMAGE UPON LANDING WHEN IT LANDED LONG AND EXITED THE RUNWAY.  UPON REMOVAL OF THE TOP COWL, A LARGE HOLE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE TOP LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE HOUSING. THE CONNECTING ROD FOR THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED AT THE CRANKSHAFT. PIECES OF THE FAILED CONNECTING ROD THAT WERE FOUND AT THE SCENE SHOWED EVIDENCE OF SCORING AND HEAT.  DUE TO THE HOLE IN THE ENGINE HOUSING, OIL ESCAPED AND COVERED THE WINDSHIELD IN FLIGHT, MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE PILOT TO SEE FOR THE EMERGENCY LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE HAD RECEIVED OVERHAUL OF ALL SIX (6) CYLINDERS - INCLUDING CONNECTING RODS AND BEARINGS AT 600 HOURS TOTAL TIME.

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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