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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Gulf Shores, AL · June 15, 2022

Date
June 15, 2022 · 16:20 local
Place
Gulf Shores, AL
Airport
Jack Edwards
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N432CD
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA22LA275
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR22
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
168 total

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.

Aircraft taxied to runway 27. The aircraft was cleared for takeoff, turned onto runway but pilot reported it was not accelerating like normal and aborted the takeoff, cleared the runway and tried to taxi but lost all braking then saw smoke coming from under the plane. Exited the plane and found the right wheel fairing/brake on fire.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO RUNWAY 27. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF, TURNED ONTO RUNWAY BUT PILOT REPORTED IT WAS NOT ACCELERATING LIKE NORMAL AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, CLEARED THE RUNWAY AND TRIED TO TAXI BUT LOST ALL BRAKING THEN SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE PLANE. EXITED THE PLANE AND FOUND THE RIGHT WHEEL FAIRING/BRAKE ON FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.