# NTSB WPR13WA197: Cirrus SR22, Zhuhai Sanzao Airport, China, March 27, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 27, 2013
- Place: Zhuhai Sanzao Airport, China
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 86657
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR13WA197
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86657/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86657
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13WA197

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On March 27, 2013 about 1445 Beijing time, a Cirrus SR-22, Chinese registration B-9592, experienced a loss of engine power and subsequently ditched near Zhuhai Sanzao Airport, Guangdong Province, China. The airplane was operated as an instructional flight by Zhuhai Hanxing General Aviation Limited under the pertinent civil regulations of China. The airplane was substantially damaged and there were no injuries to the three people on board. The accident is being investigated by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The NTSB has designated an U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13, as the state of manufacture for the aircraft and engines. Further information pertaining to this accident should be directed to: Aircraft Accident Investigation Division Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Central Southern Regional Administration (CSRA) China Tel: +86 20 8613 1650

## Aircraft

- Registration: B-9592 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR22
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: Continental IO-550 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operator: Zhuhai Hanxing General Aviation Limited
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 17, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86657. 196 KB in all.

- Non Docket Statement (item 1, .PDF, 196 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40390960&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Non%20Docket%20Statement-Master.PDF

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.

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