20161028017249A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Bloomfield, NM · October 28, 2016

Date: October 28, 2016 · 10:15 local
Place: Bloomfield, NM
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N234PJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN17LA030
Reported as: Cirrus Design SR22
Reported engine: Continental IO-550-N
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N234PJRegistration cancelled Jan 31, 2020 · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 1729 · Built 2005 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 10/28/16 at approx 1015 MDT, N234PJ, a Cirrus SR-22, registered to coastal king aviation LLC, crashed after deploying the aircraft parachute system due to a loss of engine power during cruise flight near Bloomfield, new Mexico, while on a personal flight.

Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan had been filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground but the pilot was not injured. The flight originated at albuquerque international airport (kabq) about one hour earlier that same day.

As the FAA filed it

ON 10/28/16 AT APPROX 1015 MDT, N234PJ, A CIRRUS SR-22, REGISTERED TO COASTAL KING AVIATION LLC, CRASHED AFTER DEPLOYING THE AIRCRAFT PARACHUTE SYSTEM DUE TO A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT NEAR BLOOMFIELD, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.

VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND BUT THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KABQ) ABOUT ONE HOUR EARLIER THAT SAME DAY.

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 CEN17LA030Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBloomfield, NMMaintenance personnel’s failure to fully torque the fuel port cap, which allowed the cap to back off in flight and interrupted fuel flow to the engine, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.Oct 28, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N234PJ · 1

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

Incident 20160513003079ILanding: Touchdown · Dothan, ALPilot conducted 1st approach to kdhn runway 32 in winds 300 @ 10KTS with gusts straight down runway, visibility 10 miles, clouds 5500 few, 29 celsius, altimeter 3002, per Dothan tower. Pilot attempted first landing, bounced on touchdown contacted tower and…May 13, 2016 · Minor damage