# Accident 20171003023069A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Blythe, CA, October 3, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2017, 15:45 local time
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Airport: Blythe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6669° N, 114.5481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6669&lon=-114.5481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N418CP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171003023069A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING AT A CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 11,500 MSL WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED FROM THE MID 40'S TO 30 PSI.  THE PILOTS TURNED BACK TOWARDS BLYTHE (KBLH) AS THE OIL PRESSURE CONTINUED TO DROP WHILE ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS REMAINED THE SAME.  THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED BELOW 10 PSI  AND THE PILOT PULLED THE POWER BACK BELOW 55%.  AT THIS POINT THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED BELOW 5 % AND THEY LOST ENGINE POWER COMPLETELY.  THEY NOTIFIED LA CENTER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PULLED THE EMERGENCY PARACHUTE.  THE AIRCRAFT MADE A DECENT AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 FPM.  THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR BLYTHE AIRPORT.  THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED UPON COMPLETION OF THE ENGINE TEARDOWN.

## 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 WPR18LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA018), Oct 3, 2017: Cirrus Design SR22 (N418CP), Blythe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel's failure to properly torque an oil supply line fitting, which resulted in oil starvation, a subsequent engine failure, and an off-airport landing.

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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