# Accident 20160618005969A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Payton, CO, June 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2016, 14:45 local time
- Place: Payton, CO
- Airport: Colorado Springs Municpal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7978° N, 104.4614° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7978&lon=-104.4614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N678Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N678Z) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160618005969A

## Narrative

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

CONDUCTING PILOT TRAINING AT APPROXIMATLEY 8500 FT  WHEN OIL PRESSURE STARTED TO DECREASE.  DECLARED EMERGENCY AND ATTEMPED TO RETURN TO KCOS.  AIRCRAFT BEGAN LOOSING ALTITUDE AND PILOT ELECTED TO DEPLOY THE AIRCRAFT'S BALLISTIC PARACHUTE.  WINGMAN REPORTED A GOOD PARACHUTE AND AIRCRAFT LANDED NEXT TO HIGHWAY SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND PROPELLER ON IMPACT.

## 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 CEN16LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA223), Jun 18, 2016: Cirrus Design SR22 (N678Z), Colorado Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A hard landing on rough terrain due to a faulty deployment of the airplane’s airframe parachute system following a partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined, because…

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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