# Incident 20150404003719I: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Sanford, FL, April 4, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2015, 18:25 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: CE85
- Location: 28.7845° N, 81.2761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7845&lon=-81.2761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N491DA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N491DA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360-ES (registry code 17160, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-es) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360-ES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 665 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150404003719I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 4 2014 AROUND 6 PM LOCAL TIME THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (ORL) ON THE WAY TO CRAIG AIRPORT (CRG) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND CLIMBING TO 5000 FEET THE PILOTS STARTED TO NOTICE CHT RISING ON #5 CYLINDER AND ENGINE OIL PRESSURE STARTING TO DROP.   THEY LEVEL OFF AT 3000 FT. AND REROUTED TO SANFORD AIRPORT (SFB). WITH ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DEGRADING  ALONG THE WAY TO SANFORD  THE AIRCRAFT ENTER THE PATTERN AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 27 LEFT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY ABOUT 250 FEET OF THE THRESHOLD OF THE RUNWAY . ABOUT 1000FT PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN THE ENGINE QUIT. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT HITTING SOME AIRFIELD LIGHTING AND DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT HORIZONTAL STAB LEADING EDGE. NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED DURING THIS INDENT.   THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE IS IN THE PROCESSES OF BEING REMOVED AND SENT TO CONTINENTAL FOR DETAIL TEAR DOWN AND INSPECTION FOR FAILURE .

## Other reports on N491DA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20181011019739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181011019739I), Oct 11, 2018: Cirrus Design Corp SR20 (N491DA), Sanford, FL, No damage. A Cirrus operated by L3 commercial training solutions in Sanford, FL was returning from an IFR flight to Sanford (ksfb). The pilot stated that they were…

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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