# Accident 20110723016579A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Palm Bay, FL, July 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2011, 12:35 local time
- Place: Palm Bay, FL
- Airport: Valkaria, Fl.
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9369° N, 80.7025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9369&lon=-80.7025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122HB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122HB-2017-09-07) (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 DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,043 total, 154 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA414) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110723016579A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED ALBERT WHITTED (SPG) AT APROX. 11:46  ENROUTE TO VALKARIA, FL. APPROX 7 1/2 MILES WEST OF VALKARIA  AT APROX 12:31 THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, PILOT CALLED MAYDAY  ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN OPEN AREA, HIT SWALE AND A/C FLIPPED, ENGINE AND PROP TORN FROM A/C, PILOT AND WIFE WERE UNCONSCIOUS AND TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WERE PILOT DIED AND LATER HIS WIFE. INITIAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED OIL STAINS ON BELLY OF FUSELAGE WITH CYLINDER #4, #5, #6 WITH BROKEN CONNECTING RODS.

## 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 ERA11FA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA414), Jul 23, 2011: Cirrus Design SR22 (N122HB), Palm Bay, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering for a forced landing, resulting in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s failure to…

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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