# Accident 20240803011409A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22T, Tulsa, OK, August 3, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2024, 12:53 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: Tulsa International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1984° N, 95.8881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1984&lon=-95.8881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N825JC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N825JC) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA308) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240803011409A

## Narrative

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

AFTER SHUTDOWN WHILE STILL SEAT BELTED IN AIRCRAFT, LINE GUY NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT PILOT NOTICED SMOKE STARTING TO BUILD AND CHANGE TO A DARKER COLOR SMOKE. PILOT LOOKED UP THROUGH LOUVERED VENTS UNDER ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SAW ELECTRICAL SPARKING/ARCING INSIDE THE COMPARTMENT. PILOT RAN BACK TO COCKPIT TO VERIFY ALL ELECTRICAL SWITCHES WERE OFF.  VERIFIED SWITCHS WERE OFF BUT NOTICED THAT THE PFD/MFD WERE STILL ON AND AVIONICS FAN WAS RUNNING. TWO CRASH TRUCKS ARRIVED AN EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.

IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS NOT WIRED CORRECTLY DURING INSTALLATION WHICH STARTED THE FIRE AND THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE.

THE ALTERNATOR DID NOT MALFUNCTION, HAD IT BEEN WIRED CORRECTLY THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO FIRE.

## 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 CEN24LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA308), Aug 3, 2024: Cirrus Design SR22T (N825JC), Tulsa, OK, incident, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic’s improper installation of the alternator wiring connections, which resulted in electrical arcing and thermal damage to the airplane.

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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