# Incident 20210811022779I: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Mcminnville, TN, August 11, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2021, 09:30 local time
- Place: Mcminnville, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6863° N, 85.7812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McMinnville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6863&lon=-85.7812&mi=10
- Aircraft: N577DH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N577DH) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,659 total, 266 in this make and model, 168 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210811022779I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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