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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Katy, TX · March 1, 2012

Date: March 1, 2012 · 15:35 local
Place: Katy, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N257SR
Reported as: Cirrus Design SR22
Reported engine: Continental IO-550-N
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 360 total20 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N257SRRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 2132 · Built 2006 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22 Engine modelContinental IO-550-NReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot departed houston executive airport (tme) and climed to 1000 feet altitude while enroute to west houston airport (iws). Engine started running rough and immediately rolled back to idle, (fuel boost pump was on) the pilot selected an open field for an emergency landing. He landed to the south into a 20 to 25 knot head wind. Aircraft touch down and rolled 217 yards before stopping. The engine shutdown on its own after aircraft stopped. No injuries, minor damage to the aircraft (l/h wheel cover departed the aircraft). Both fuel tanks were almost full. Fuel samples were clear. Suspect engine driven fuel pump failure.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED HOUSTON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (TME) AND CLIMED TO 1000 FEET ALTITUDE WHILE ENROUTE TO WEST HOUSTON AIRPORT (IWS). ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND IMMEDIATELY ROLLED BACK TO IDLE, (FUEL BOOST PUMP WAS ON) THE PILOT SELECTED AN OPEN FIELD FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. HE LANDED TO THE SOUTH INTO A 20 TO 25 KNOT HEAD WIND. AIRCRAFT TOUCH DOWN AND ROLLED 217 YARDS BEFORE STOPPING. THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN ON ITS OWN AFTER AIRCRAFT STOPPED. NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT (L/H WHEEL COVER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT). BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE ALMOST FULL. FUEL SAMPLES WERE CLEAR.SUSPECT ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP FAILURE.