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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR22T · Melbourne, FL · April 30, 2023

Date: April 30, 2023 · 13:14 local
Place: Melbourne, FL
Airport: Melbourne International
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N521DG
Reported as: Cirrus Design SR22T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-550-K
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 609 total

N521DGRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR22TS/N 8575 · Built 2022 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22T Engine modelContinental TSIO-550-KReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 04/30/2023 aircraft was at 7000 feet MSL when the manifold pressure guage began to show a rapid increase for unknown reasons. The pilot reduced power to keep the mainfold pressure from exceeding limits. This reduction in power did not allow the pilot to maintain level flight so the pilot elected to make an emergency landing at kmlb. During the landing the pilot landed hard and the aircraft experienced minor damage to the left gear leg and break assembly. The pilot was the sole occupant of the aircraft and experienced no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON 04/30/2023 AIRCRAFT WAS AT 7000 FEET MSL WHEN THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE GUAGE BEGAN TO SHOW A RAPID INCREASE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER TO KEEP THE MAINFOLD PRESSURE FROM EXCEEDING LIMITS. THIS REDUCTION IN POWER DID NOT ALLOW THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT SO THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT KMLB. DURING THE LANDING THE PILOT LANDED HARD AND THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT GEAR LEG AND BREAK ASSEMBLY. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND EXPERIENCED NO INJURIES.