# Accident 20200102000639A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Kenansville, NC, January 2, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2020, 10:15 local time
- Place: Kenansville, NC
- Airport: Duplin County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 6SKA
- Location: 35.0850° N, 77.8953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0850&lon=-77.8953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323SR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N323SR-2023-02-04) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,035 total, 2,738 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200102000639A

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 6,500 FEET ABOUT 70NM OF KEYF AIRPORT, THERE WAS A ?POP? AND THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER WHILE ENGINE SPEED CONTINUED AT 1600RPM.  ENGINE INDICATION SHOWED EGT 0, NO FUEL FLOW AND NO RESPONSE TO FUEL TANK CHANGES.  DEPLOYED PARACHUTE AT APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FEET AND LANDED IN TREES.

## 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 ERA20LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA064), Jan 2, 2020: Cirrus SR22 (N323SR), Kenansville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fatigue failure of the camshaft due to a manufacturing defect, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N323SR (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20190718012029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190718012029I), Jul 18, 2019: Cirrus Design Corp SR22 (N323SR), New Shoreham, RI, Minor damage. On July 18, 2019, N323SR, a Cirrus SR-22, operated by corner stone aviation LLC (6SKA) conducted a flight under 14 c.f.r. § 135 from general edward lawrence…
- [Incident 20081218852719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081218852719I), Dec 18, 2008: Cirrus SR22 (N323SR), Norwood, MA, Minor damage. At approximately 0657 EST the tower at Norwood Memorial Airport (owd) noticed sparks and possible flames emanating from the belly of a Cirrus SR22 N323SR…

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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