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FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Selmer, TN · November 14, 2025

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Date
November 14, 2025 · 14:30 local
Place
Selmer, TN
Airport
Robert Sibley
Phase of flight
Run-Up Area
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N972JB
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR22
Reported engine
Continental IO-550-N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N972JBRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 2267 · Built 2006Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22Engine modelContinental IO-550-NReciprocating

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What happened

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Selmer, TN (szy): N972JB, SR22, experienced a brake failure while taxiing for departure for runway 17 and went off the left side of the runway and down an embankment where the front landing gear collapsed. POB: 2, injuries: none, damage: extent unknown. 11/14/2025 2030Z

The owner/pilot stated: the morning of Friday, November 14, 2025, the pilot departed murfreesboro municipal airport (mbt) and landed at Robert Sibley Airport (szy) without incident. Parked the aircraft for a few hours. Upon returing completed a full preflight inspection iaw Cirrus SR22 G2 checklist.

After start up taxied towards runway 17. Approaching the end of the taxiway attempted to reduse speed in preparation for the run-up. When brake pressure was applied, there was no braking response. Additional brake inputs were attempted with no effect.

With no braking action available, the aircrraft continued forward and veered left, coming to rest in an embankment approximately 50 feet off the northwest corner of the runway.

The aircraft was shut down and aircraft secured.

Memphis FSDO was notified and 3 inspectors arrived at the scene on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, and began our investigation. Initial assement showed nose gear collapsed casuing damage to belly under enging compartment. There was no engine mount or firewall damege. No wing or flight control damage. After aircraft was recovered and moved to secured hanger, inspectors removed lighteneing panels, no damage to spars noted.

The cause of the brake failure was inconclusive due to brake bleeder valve opened for tow.

Iic released the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

SELMER, TN (SZY): N972JB, SR22, EXPERIENCED A BRAKE FAILURE WHILE TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE FOR RUNWAY 17 AND WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT WHERE THE FRONT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. POB: 2, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN. 11/14/2025 2030Z

THE OWNER/PILOT STATED: THE MORNING OF FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2025, THE PILOT DEPARTED MURFREESBORO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MBT) AND LANDED AT ROBERT SIBLEY AIRPORT (SZY) WITHOUT INCIDENT. PARKED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A FEW HOURS. UPON RETURING COMPLETED A FULL PREFLIGHT INSPECTION IAW CIRRUS SR22 G2 CHECKLIST.

AFTER START UP TAXIED TOWARDS RUNWAY 17. APPROACHING THE END OF THE TAXIWAY ATTEMPTED TO REDUSE SPEED IN PREPARATION FOR THE RUN-UP. WHEN BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, THERE WAS NO BRAKING RESPONSE. ADDITIONAL BRAKE INPUTS WERE ATTEMPTED WITH NO EFFECT.

WITH NO BRAKING ACTION AVAILABLE, THE AIRCRRAFT CONTINUED FORWARD AND VEERED LEFT, COMING TO REST IN AN EMBANKMENT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET OFF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE RUNWAY.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN AND AIRCRAFT SECURED.

MEMPHIS FSDO WAS NOTIFIED AND 3 INSPECTORS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2025, AND BEGAN OUR INVESTIGATION. INITIAL ASSEMENT SHOWED NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CASUING DAMAGE TO BELLY UNDER ENGING COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS NO ENGINE MOUNT OR FIREWALL DAMEGE. NO WING OR FLIGHT CONTROL DAMAGE. AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND MOVED TO SECURED HANGER, INSPECTORS REMOVED LIGHTENEING PANELS, NO DAMAGE TO SPARS NOTED.

THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS INCONCLUSIVE DUE TO BRAKE BLEEDER VALVE OPENED FOR TOW.

IIC RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT.