20140124006259I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Sylvester, GA · January 24, 2014

Date
January 24, 2014 · 15:00 local
Place
Sylvester, GA
Airport
Southwest Georgia Regional
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N434MM
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR22
Reported engine
Continental IO-550-N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total900 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft fueled in kaby, took off normal, and at approximately 10NM NE of kaby leveled at 5500'. Aircraft was in VMC conditions at full power with boost pump on. Engine quit without warning. Pilot performed emergency procedures, advised kaby tower that he could not restart engine nor reach an airfield before landing. Aircraft landed in cornfield with only minor cosmetic damage to left wheel pan and no major damage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT FUELED IN KABY, TOOK OFF NORMAL, AND AT APPROXIMATELY 10NM NE OF KABY LEVELED AT 5500'. AIRCRAFT WAS IN VMC CONDITIONS AT FULL POWER WITH BOOST PUMP ON. ENGINE QUIT WITHOUT WARNING. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, ADVISED KABY TOWER THAT HE COULD NOT RESTART ENGINE NOR REACH AN AIRFIELD BEFORE LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN CORNFIELD WITH ONLY MINOR COSMETIC DAMAGE TO LEFT WHEEL PAN AND NO MAJOR DAMAGE.