# Accident 20120309003879A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Homestead, FL, March 9, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2012, 10:27 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.3300° N, 80.3778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.3300&lon=-80.3778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444VR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N444VR) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 350 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120309003879A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 09, 2012 AT 1027L, A CIRRUS SR-22  N444VR, REGISTERED TO N444VR LLC, OPERATING AS A PART 91 FLIGHT, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD IN HOMESTEAD FL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT FLOWN BY A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND A PRIVATE RATED PILOT FLYING LEVEL AT 6000 FEET EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOTS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH MIAMI CENTER AND THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED. ALL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT TURNED TO THE EAST AND MAINTAINED 1000 FPM RATE OF DESCENT TO ATTEMPT A LANDING AT OCEAN REEF AIRPORT 10NM AWAY AND DETERMINED HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT. HE TURNED BACK TO THE WEST TO ATTEMPT A LANDING ON HIGHWAY US1 AND DETERMINED THE RISK WAS TOO GREAT GIVEN THE TRAFFIC VOLUME.  THEY NOTICED AN OPEN AREA IN A FIELD THAT APPEARED AS A SUITABLE LANDING AREA.  THEY PUT THE FLAPS 50 PERCENT AND LANDED IN A FOOT OF WATER GOING OVER A SMALL WOODED AREA THAT DETACHED BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED ON A NORTH TRACK INTO A SWAMP AREA WITH A FOOT OF WATER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 450 FEET PAST INITIAL TOUCHDOWN POINT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE CREW AND PASSENGER EVACUATED. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA12LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA219), Mar 9, 2012: Cirrus Design SR22 (N444VR), Homestead, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate servicing and maintenance of the engine and the airplane owner and maintenance personnel's disregard of the manufacturer's recommended engine overhaul schedule and service bulletins,…

## Other reports on N444VR (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20061026021369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061026021369I), Oct 26, 2006: Cirrus SR22 (N444VR), St Petersburg-C, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On October 26, 2006, at 1150 EDT, a Cirrus SR22, N444VR, registered to modena aviation, sustained a hard landing at st. Petersburg/Clearwater airport…

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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