# Accident 20150707009889A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Houston, TX, July 7, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2015, 11:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9725° N, 95.4511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9725&lon=-95.4511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N422PB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N422PB-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150707009889A

## Narrative

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

AT 1100LCL N422PB TOOK OFF FROM KIAH FOR KAUS.  ON CLIMB OUT THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WAS EXCESSIVELY INCREASING.  PILOT BEGAN REDUCING THROTTLE TO CORRECT THE EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE PROBLEM.  AT 900 FEET PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE BEGAN DETONATING.  PILOT BEGAN A TURN BACK TO KIAH.  BEFORE THE PILOT COULD MAKE THE TURN BACK THE ENGINE QUIT.  THE PILOT PICKED A FIELD TO LAND IN AT THE END OF A CUL-DE-SAC TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN.  THE PILOT REPORTED HE HAD THE PASSENGER PULL THE BALLISTIC PARACHUTE.  AIRCRAFT UPON TOUCHDOWN ROTATED 100 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT SHEARING THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND A PROPELLER BLADE OFF.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN15LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA298), Jul 7, 2015: Cirrus Design SR22 (N422PB), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel's improper installation of the propeller governor, which resulted in damage to the governor drive gear and its subsequent failure and a subsequent loss of engine power.

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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