# Accident 20240731010469A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Egg Harbor Twp, NJ, July 31, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2024, 15:40 local time
- Place: Egg Harbor Twp, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5089° N, 74.5463° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5089&lon=-74.5463&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124RR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N124RR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-390-C3B6 (registry code 42710, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-c3b6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-390-C3B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 198 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240731010469A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMB OUT AT 2500 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, ENGINE POWER WAS RESTORED MOMENTARILY FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AGAIN.

THE PILOT ELECTED TO DEPLOY THE BALLISTIC PARACHUTE SYSTEM FOR THE EMERGENCY LANDING.

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES BEFORE LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WHICH INCLUDED THE EMPENAGE SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE, DAMAGE TO BOTH LEADING EDGES OF THE WINGS AND BOTH PROPELLER BLADES BENT.

AN AMENDMENT WILL FOLLOW ONCE FURTHER INFORMATION IS IDENTIFIED.

## 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 ERA24LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA333), Jul 31, 2024: Cirrus Design SR20 (N124RR), Egg Harbor City, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the alternate air valve, which separated and partially obstructed the engine’s induction system.

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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