# Accident 20190901012319A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Foley, AL, September 1, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2019, 15:15 local time
- Place: Foley, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3686° N, 87.6878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3686&lon=-87.6878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N878SR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N878SR-2020-06-04) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 342 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190901012319A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES THAT HE DEPARTED JACK EDWARDS AIRPORT, GULF SHORES, AL (KJKA) AND WAS CLIMBING TO 10,500 FEET VFR WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND LOSE POWER WHILE PASSING THROUGH 3000 FEET.  PILOT ADJUSTED THE THROTTLE FULL OFF AND ON WITH NO CHANGE IN ENGINE POWER.  PILOT TURNED BACK TOWARDS AIRPORT AND ESTABLISHED BEST GLIDE SPEED WHILE LOOKING FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.  PILOT DETERMINED HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REACH THE AIRPORT AND AT 1000 FEET AGL CHOSE TO DEPLOY THE EMERGENCY PARACHUTE.  AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD.  PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES WHILE EXITING THE AIRCRAFT INTO HEAVY BRUSH.

## 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 ERA19LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA264), Sep 1, 2019: Cirrus SR22 (N878SR), Foley, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Total loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure of the camshaft gear.

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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