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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SR22T · Fayetteville, AR · November 3, 2015

Date: November 3, 2015 · 09:50 local
Place: Fayetteville, AR
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N857SW
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN16LA026
Reported as: Cirrus Design SR22T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-550-K
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2

N857SWRegistration cancelled Mar 30, 2018 · Cirrus Design SR22TS/N 0816 · Built 2014 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22T Engine modelContinental TSIO-550-KReciprocating

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What happened

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On November 3, 2015, at 0950 CST, a Cirrus SR22T, N857SW, registered to wg aviation, LLC, began losing engine power. The pilot deployed the aircraft parachute and landed on a road. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot and passenger in the right front seat sustained minor injuries, while the passenger in the aft seat was uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 3, 2015, AT 0950 CST, A CIRRUS SR22T, N857SW, REGISTERED TO WG AVIATION, LLC, BEGAN LOSING ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT DEPLOYED THE AIRCRAFT PARACHUTE AND LANDED ON A ROAD. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, WHILE THE PASSENGER IN THE AFT SEAT WAS UNINJURED.

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 CEN16LA026Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFayetteville, ARThe fatigue failure of the oil cooler cross fitting, which resulted in engine oil starvation and a total loss of engine power.Nov 3, 2015 · Substantial damage