# Incident 20120301002799I: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Katy, TX, March 1, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2012, 15:35 local time
- Place: Katy, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7913° N, 95.8410° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Katy, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7913&lon=-95.8410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N257SR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N257SR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 20 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120301002799I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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