# Accident 20231231019669A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22T, Davenport, IA, December 31, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2023, 16:40 local time
- Place: Davenport, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6103° N, 90.5884° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6103&lon=-90.5884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N773GB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N773GB-2024-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22T (registry code 2130004, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-K (registry code 17410, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,708 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231231019669A

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE EXPERIENCED INTERNAL COMPONENT FAILURE FORCING THE PILOT TO MAKE EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT LANDING.

## 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 CEN24LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA079), Dec 31, 2023: Cirrus Design SR22T (N773GB), Davenport, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the No. 5 cylinder head, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the maintenance which did not fully blend to the depth necessary to…

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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