# Accident 20190913013119A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Hoagland, IN, September 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2019, 15:58 local time
- Place: Hoagland, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9244° N, 85.0172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9244&lon=-85.0172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N578SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N578SP-2020-04-03) (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: 641 total, 555 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190913013119A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00PM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), A CIRRUS SR22, N578SP, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING.  THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES FROM IMPACT.  THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO JAGGER LLC AND WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS AS A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATING FROM FINDLAY, OH (FDY) TO SOUTH BEND, IN (SBN).  THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

THE PILOT STATED APPROXIMATELY 25 NM EAST OF FWA THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  DURING THE DESCENT, HE ACTIVATED THE BALLISTIC PARACHUTE SYSTEM.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A RESIDENTIAL LOT.

## 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 CEN19LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA320), Sep 13, 2019: Cirrus SR22 (N578SP), Hoagland, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A catastrophic engine failure and forced landing due to the separation of the No. 1 connecting rod as a result of migration of the connecting rod piston pin bushing. Contributing to the accident was…

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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