# Accident 20160223002689A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Palatka, FL, February 23, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2016, 11:00 local time
- Place: Palatka, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6206° N, 81.6558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6206&lon=-81.6558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N256CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N256CD-2018-06-08) (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-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 550 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160223002689A

## Narrative

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

ALTITUDE WAS DECREASED BY PULLING THE THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE.  THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS INCREASED.  ENGINE CHECKLIST DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.  EMERGENCY ROCKET WAS FIRED DEPLOYING THE DROGUE PARACHUTE.  AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SAFELY.

## 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 ERA16LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA110), Feb 23, 2016: Cirrus Design SR22 (N256CD), Palatka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because engine examination, an engine test run, and review of engine monitor data did not reveal any evidence of preimpact…

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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