# Accident 20120722016959A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Pickens, SC, July 22, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2012, 16:45 local time
- Place: Pickens, SC
- Airport: Pickens County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8100° N, 82.7028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8100&lon=-82.7028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N138CK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138CK) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 300 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA473](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA473) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120722016959A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 9000 FT. ENROUTE FROM MCCULLOM FIELD (RYY) GEORGIA TO GREENSBORO (GSO) IN NORTH CAROLINA THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND QUIT. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH GREER APPROACH AND WAS DIRECTED TO PICKENS COUNTY AIRPORT  (LQK) IN SOUTH CAROLINA. UPON FINAL APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT FELT MUSHY AND DECIDED TO DEPLOY THE EMERGENCY PARACHUTE THAT WAS INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE CHUTE DEPLOYED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A TREE 20 FEET IN THE AIR. THERE WERE 4 PEOPLE ON BOARD AND NONE WERE INJURED. LOCAL EMS RESCUED THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS SOON AFTER THE EVENT.

## 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 ERA12LA473](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA473), Jul 22, 2012: Cirrus Design SR-22 (N138CK), Pickens, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the crankshaft, which resulted from the application of insufficient torque on the cylinder through-bolts by maintenance personnel.

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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