# Accident 20161028017249A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Bloomfield, NM, October 28, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2016, 10:15 local time
- Place: Bloomfield, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6981° N, 107.9917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6981&lon=-107.9917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234PJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234PJ-2020-01-31) (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-N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161028017249A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN17LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA030), Oct 28, 2016: Cirrus Design SR22 (N234PJ), Bloomfield, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance 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.

## Other reports on N234PJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20160513003079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160513003079I), May 13, 2016: Cirrus Design Corp SR22 (N234PJ), Dothan, AL, Minor damage. Pilot conducted 1st approach to kdhn runway 32 in winds 300 @ 10KTS with gusts straight down runway, visibility 10 miles, clouds 5500 few, 29 celsius,…

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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