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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Baton Rouge, LA · October 31, 2016

Date: October 31, 2016 · 15:30 local
Place: Baton Rouge, LA
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N454RK
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN17LA034
Reported as: Cirrus Design SR22
Reported engine: Continental IO-550-N
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N454RKRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 2084 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22 Engine modelContinental IO-550-NReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot proceeded with normal startup procedures but after about 60 seconds of a normally sounding/normally operating engine, there was a loud ?pop? Proceeded by erratic engine sound, smell of smoke and the ?oil? Light illuminating. Pilot immediately proceeded with emgency shutdown and evacuation procedures. Upon exit, the bottom front of the aircraft, forward of the firewall was on fire. Fire rescue was called and btr jet manager aided in fire extinguisher procedures. Police and fire rescue pulled the cowling and cooled off the engine with fire hose.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT PROCEEDED WITH NORMAL STARTUP PROCEDURES BUT AFTER ABOUT 60 SECONDS OF A NORMALLY SOUNDING/NORMALLY OPERATING ENGINE, THERE WAS A LOUD ?POP? PROCEEDED BY ERRATIC ENGINE SOUND, SMELL OF SMOKE AND THE ?OIL? LIGHT ILLUMINATING. PILOT IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDED WITH EMGENCY SHUTDOWN AND EVACUATION PROCEDURES. UPON EXIT, THE BOTTOM FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT, FORWARD OF THE FIREWALL WAS ON FIRE. FIRE RESCUE WAS CALLED AND BTR JET MANAGER AIDED IN FIRE EXTINGUISHER PROCEDURES. POLICE AND FIRE RESCUE PULLED THE COWLING AND COOLED OFF THE ENGINE WITH FIRE HOSE.

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 CEN17LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBaton Rouge, LAA clamp rubbing a hole in a fuel drain line, which resulted in an engine compartment fuel leak and subsequent engine fire.Oct 31, 2016 · Substantial damage