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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Mcminnville, TN · August 11, 2021

Date
August 11, 2021 · 09:30 local
Place
Mcminnville, TN
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N577DH
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR22
Reported engine
Continental IO-550
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,659 total266 in this make and model168 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During a flight to NC the aircraft started losing oil pressure. Pilot requested to turn back to pht. After further drop requested mqy. After further drop requested nearest airport. Started descending to land. Oil pressure went to red. Engine went rough and died. Tried to restart. Deployed parachute 8 miles from airport between 2500 and 3000 feet.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A FLIGHT TO NC THE AIRCRAFT STARTED LOSING OIL PRESSURE. PILOT REQUESTED TO TURN BACK TO PHT. AFTER FURTHER DROP REQUESTED MQY. AFTER FURTHER DROP REQUESTED NEAREST AIRPORT. STARTED DESCENDING TO LAND. OIL PRESSURE WENT TO RED. ENGINE WENT ROUGH AND DIED. TRIED TO RESTART. DEPLOYED PARACHUTE 8 MILES FROM AIRPORT BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET.