# Accident 20110127001599A: Cirrus Desi SR22, Cross City, FL, January 27, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2011, 19:45 local time
- Place: Cross City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7908° N, 82.9869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7908&lon=-82.9869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8135B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8135B-2017-09-26) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 30 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110127001599A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 27, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1920 EDT, A CIRRUS SR22 (N8135B), SERIAL # 22-0669, DEPLOYED THE AIRCRAFT PARACHUTE AND LANDED IN A FIELD ON THE WEST SIDE OF SR 349, APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTH OF CR 351 IN DIXIE COUNTY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM KEUF TO KLEE WITH ONLY THE PILOT ONBOARD WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SURGED AND LOST POWER. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART WITH NO SUCCESS. THE AIRCRAFT SET DOWN IN A FIELD ON A STUMP. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGED WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 ERA11LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA130), Jan 28, 2011: Cirrus Design SR22 (N8135B), Cross City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power resulting from the failure of the camshaft due to fatigue cracks. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate quality inspection of the camshaft after initial…

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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