# Accident 20181129025099A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Kennesaw, GA, November 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2018, 18:53 local time
- Place: Kennesaw, GA
- Airport: Cobb County-Mc Collum Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0394° N, 84.5858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0394&lon=-84.5858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N597CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N597CP-2021-10-30) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 898 total, 898 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181129025099A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 29, 2018 AT 2110Z PRIVATE PILOT,  AND  PASSENGER DEPARTED JOHNSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, OLATHE, KS IN A CIRRUS SR-22 N597CP FOR DEKALB-PEACHTREE AIRPORT, ATLANTA, GA.  THE FLIGHT WAS FLOWN AT 17,500 FEET AND THE AIRCRAFT OPERATED WITH NO ISSUES. DURING THE DESCENT INTO PDK, THE PILOT FELT A SLIGHT JOLT FROM THE ENGINE AND SHORTLY AFTER RECIEVED A LOW OIL PRESSURE ALERT. THE PILOT COMPLETED THE LOW OIL PRESSURE CHECKLIST AND SELECTED THE NEAREST AIRPORT. THE PILOT WENT DIRECT FOR RYY (COBB COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-MCCOLLUM FIELD ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA.) THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE TOWER OF AND EMERGENCY. AT APPROX. 2 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY AND AN ALTITUDE OF 2000FT, THE PILOT SAID THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT ACTIVATED THE AIRPLANES EMERGENCY PARACHUTE, AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN IT HIT A TREE  AND LANDED ON THE CAMPUS AT KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY. FIRE AND RESCUE WERE CALLED BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WHERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BUT RELEASED WITH MINOR INJURIES..

## 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 ERA19LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA057), Nov 29, 2018: Cirrus SR22 (N597CP), Kennesaw, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to the interruption of oil circulation for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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