# Accident 20130923025669A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Mack, CO, September 23, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2013, 16:45 local time
- Place: Mack, CO
- Airport: Mack Mesa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2681° N, 108.8642° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2681&lon=-108.8642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N426TF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA562](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA562) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130923025669A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT 12,500, NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER, CHECK ALL GUAGES AND LOOKED NORMAL EXCEPT POWER WENT TO ABOUT 45% FUEL FLOW DROPPED TO 11.8 (CRUISED NORMALLY AT 18)ADJUSTED FUEL FLOW FORWARD AND ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SIEZED.  PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, ENGINE WOULDN'T CRANK DURING RESTART PROCEDURES, DIRECTED AUTOPILOT TO FIND NEAREST AIRPORT, GLIDED TOWARD MACK MESA, DECIDED NOT TO USE PARACHUTE AND GLIDE TO AIRPORT, 2600' AIRPORT, WANTED TO KEEP A LITTLE EXTRA AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE TO ENSURE HE MADE THE AIRPORT, PUT FLAPS IN, KNEW HE WAS HIGH BUT THOUGHT HE WOULD BE ABLE TO STOP, BOUNCED A FEW TIMES, SAW ROAD PARALLEL TO AIRPORT, DODGED POWER LINES FLARED, HIT HARD, GEAR CAME OFF, TRIED TO KEEP CONTROL DOWN THE ROAD, CAME TO A STOP.  GREATER THAN HALF A TANK OF FUEL IN ONE TANK AND JUST BELOW HALF IN THE OTHER.

## 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 CEN13LA562](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA562), Sep 23, 2013: Cirrus Design SR22 (N426TF), Mack, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the engine crankshaft, which resulted from maintenance personnel’s application of insufficient torque on the engine case through bolts.

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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