# Incident 20161031017299I: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Baton Rouge, LA, October 31, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2016, 15:30 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5314° N, 91.1508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5314&lon=-91.1508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N454RK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N454RK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161031017299I

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN17LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA034), Oct 31, 2016: Cirrus Design SR22 (N454RK), Baton Rouge, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A clamp rubbing a hole in a fuel drain line, which resulted in an engine compartment fuel leak and subsequent engine fire.

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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