20140109000089A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Pocatello, ID · January 9, 2014

Date: January 9, 2014 · 16:01 local
Place: Pocatello, ID
Airport: Pocatello Regional
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N903SR
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR14FA091
Reported as: Cirrus Design SR22
Reported engine: Continental IO-550-N
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total800 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N903SRRegistration cancelled Jun 9, 2015 · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 2465 · Built 2007 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22 Engine modelContinental IO-550-NReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine started making loud noises with violent vibrations. The engine vibrations continued to worsten resulting in the ability to sustain only about 20% power. The pilot believed he would not make the runway, thus he pulled the parachute as recommended in the aircraft flight manual. Upon landing, high winds caused the parachute to drag and tumble the aircraft totaling the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISES WITH VIOLENT VIBRATIONS. THE ENGINE VIBRATIONS CONTINUED TO WORSTEN RESULTING IN THE ABILITY TO SUSTAIN ONLY ABOUT 20% POWER. THE PILOT BELIEVED HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY, THUS HE PULLED THE PARACHUTE AS RECOMMENDED IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL. UPON LANDING, HIGH WINDS CAUSED THE PARACHUTE TO DRAG AND TUMBLE THE AIRCRAFT TOTALING THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR14FA091Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportPocatello, IDThe distributor gear teeth failure of the right magneto that resulted in severe engine vibration and partial loss of engine power, which progressively led to the failure of the left magneto distributor drive gear teeth. Contributing to the airplane’s…Jan 9, 2014 · Substantial damage