# Accident 20150219002319A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Lexington, KY, February 19, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2015, 14:20 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0333° N, 84.6056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0333&lon=-84.6056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N358CD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N358CD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550N-27
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,048 total, 366 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150219002319A

## Narrative

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

02/19/2015 AT 1420 LOCAL TIME AIRCRAFT N358CD, A 2004 CIRRUS SR22 SERIAL NUMBER 0967, DEPARTED THE LEXINGTON KENTUCKY AIRPORT (KLEX) RUNWAY 22 WITH THREE PEOPLE ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER PART 91 RULES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT ABOUT 200FT THE ENGINE STARTED TO BACKFIRE AND LOST POWER. THE PILOT PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE AND BEGAN A DESCENT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22 LANDING ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 4 RUNNING OFF THE END OF RUNWAY  DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FAA MALSR LIGHTING SYSTEM, THRESHOLD LIGHTS, THE STEADY BURN LIGHTS AND THE FIRST FIBERGLASS FRANGABLE APPROACH MAST. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS TO BOTH WINGS AND THE LANDING GEAR. THE DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO FIRE. NO EMERGENCY EXIT REQUIRED.

## 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 ERA15LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA134), Feb 19, 2015: Cirrus Design SR22 (N358CD), Lexington, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel's failure to properly inspect and clean the engine ignition harness spark plug terminals, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during an attempted takeoff.

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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