# Accident 20231015018549A: Cirrus SR22T, Red Oak, IA, October 15, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2023, 09:51 local time
- Place: Red Oak, IA
- Airport: Red Oak Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0108° N, 95.2589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0108&lon=-95.2589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6JA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR22T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 403 total, 370 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231015018549A

## Narrative

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

PILOT INDICATED ENGINE STARTED A MEDIUM VIBRATION WHILE ENTERING CRUISE FLIGHT ABOVE A CLOUD LAYER WITH ICING.  PILOT REQUESTED NEAREST AIRPORT FROM ATC AND WAS GIVEN KRDK AND NOTAMS INCLUDING RWY 5/23 BEING CLOSED BY MINNEAPOLIS CENTER (ZMP).  PILOT INDICATED HE WAS TASK SATURATED AND ASKED ZMP TO GIVE HIM THE BEST/QUICKEST APPROACH.  ZMP GAVE PILOT RNAV RWY 5.  ON FINAL ZMP AGAIN REMINDED PILOT THAT RUNWAY 5 WAS CLOSED AND HE WOULD NEED TO CIRCLE TO LAND.  PILOT LANDED ON CLOSED RUNWAY 5 STRIKING A 2' HIGH BARRIER WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR.  ON ROLLOUT PILOT VEERED TO SIDE OF RUNWAY TO AVOID ANOTHER BARRICADE AND LEFT WING STRUCK A SKIDLOADER LOCATED OFF THE SIDE OF THE CLOSED RUNWAY.  ROLLOUT CONTINUED WITH PILOT AVOIDING MORE BARRICADES ON THE RUNWAY.  PILOT APPLIED POWER AND TAXIED OFF RUNWAY, SMELLED FUEL, SHUTDOWN AIRPLANE AND EVACUATED WITH HIS PASSENGER.

## 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 CEN24LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA011), Oct 15, 2023: Cirrus SR22 (N6JA), Red Oak, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the exhaust valve due to excessive combustion deposits, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to ensure that…

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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