# Accident 20241002021149A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Bakersfield, CA, October 2, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2024, 13:47 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Meadows Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4144° N, 119.0385° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4144&lon=-119.0385&mi=10
- Aircraft: N752B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N752B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: TCM IO-550
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,019 total, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241002021149A

## Narrative

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

THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO HENDERSON AIRPORT WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND REQUESTED TO DIVERT TO BAKERSFIELD AIRPORT.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COULD SEE THE AIRPORT AND RECEIVED PERMISSION FOR A VISUAL LANDING APPROACH.  WHEN THE PLANE TURNED TOWARDS ITS FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO LAND SAFELY AND DECIDED TO USE THE PARACHUTE. THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS SAW THE PARACHUTE PARTIALLY OPEN BEFORE THE PLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 WPR25LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA001), Oct 2, 2024: Cirrus Design SR22 (N752B), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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