# Accident 20220413005379A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Twin Lakes, CO, April 13, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2022, 06:22 local time
- Place: Twin Lakes, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0942° N, 106.3693° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0942&lon=-106.3693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112TR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N112TR) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,122 total, 830 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220413005379A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 13, 2022 AT 06:22 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, N112TR A CIRRUS DESIGN CORP, MODEL SR22 DEPARTED FROM GRAND JUNCTION, CO (KGJT) TO CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (KAPA). PILOT STATED UPON LEVELING OFF AT FL230 AND REDUCING POWER TO APPROXIMATELY 65-70 PERCENT. AT 06:57 THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A DRASTIC REDUCION IN POWER, .THE PILOT ADJUSTED THE POWER LEVER WITH NO EFFECT. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY. DENVER CENTER INDICATED THE NEAREST AIRPORT IS LEADVILLE. TAKING A DIRECT ROUTE TO LEADVILLE THE PILOT EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN FLIGHT DECK. PILOT WASN?T SURE IF THERE WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WITH THE ENGINE AND A RESTART WAS NOT POSSIBLE.PILOT DEPLOYED PARACHUTE THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED AND PITCHED UP AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. METAR KLXV 131303Z AUTO 34005KT 1 3/4SM -SN OVC029 M14/M17 A2971 RMK AO2 P0000 T113 91167

SPECI KLXV 131321Z AUTO VRB0SKT 3/4SM -SN VV017 M14/M17 A2972 RMK AO2 P0000 T113 91167. LOCAL WEATHER SHOWES ICING CONDITIONS.POH FORBIDS FLIGHT INTO ICING CONDITIONS.

## 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 CEN22LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA176), Apr 13, 2022: Cirrus Design SR22 (N112TR), Twin Lakes, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left turbocharger at FL230, which resulted in a rapid loss of manifold pressure and subsequent complete loss of engine power due to an overly rich fuel-air mixture setting.…

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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