# Accident 20130720017189A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Tappahannock, VA, July 20, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2013, 20:10 local time
- Place: Tappahannock, VA
- Airport: Tappahannock-Essex County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8864° N, 76.8794° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8864&lon=-76.8794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N223SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N223SS-2020-10-01) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130720017189A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM SALSBURY, MD. TO HANOVER, VIRGINIA  ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN.  WHILE IN CRUISE AT APPROXIMATELY 6000 FEET A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOSE POWER MOMENTS LATER.  A SECOND BANG WAS HEARD AND THE AIRCRAFT LOST TOTAL ENGINE POWER.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT XSA AIRPORT.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET THE PILOT REALIZED HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT.  HE DEPLOYED THE BALLISTIC PARACHUTE AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A WOODED AREA.

## 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 ERA13LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA328), Jul 21, 2013: Cirrus Design SR22 (N223SS), Tappahannock, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the engine crankshaft top rear trailing forward counterweight retaining plate, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. The reason for the retaining plate’s failure could not be…

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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