# Accident 20230509004679A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Midland, TX, May 9, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2023, 08:00 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9422° N, 102.2348° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9422&lon=-102.2348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N433CF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N433CF) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 70 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230509004679A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 9, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:00 GMT (08:00 CDT), A CIRRUS SR-22 BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED IN AN OPEN PASTURE APPROXIMATELY ONE NAUTICAL MILE SOUTHWEST OF MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIR AND SPACE PORT (KMAF), MIDLAND, TX. DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A BUSINESS FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE FORT WORTH SPINKS AIRPORT (KFWS), FORT WORTH, TX AT APPROXIMATELY 11:26 GMT (06:26 CDT) ON MAY 9, 2023.

## 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 CEN23LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA185), May 9, 2023: Cirrus Design SR22 (N433CF), Midland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel management which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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