# Accident 20220615009999A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Gulf Shores, AL, June 15, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2022, 16:20 local time
- Place: Gulf Shores, AL
- Airport: Jack Edwards
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2896° N, 87.6718° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2896&lon=-87.6718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N432CD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N432CD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220615009999A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA22LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA275), Jun 15, 2022: Cirrus Design SR22 (N432CD), Gulf Shores, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper maintenance of the brake system, which resulted in the brakes overheating and catching fire and subsequent substantial damage to the airplane.

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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