Cirrus SR20 N142SF
7 April 2006 · Kerrville, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 April 2006 at about 19:30 local time, a Cirrus SR20 registered N142SF, operated by Air Safety Flight Academy, was involved in an accident near Kerrville, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kerrville, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kerrville Municipal Airport (KERV)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cirrus SR20
- Registration
- N142SF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Safety Flight Academy
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kerrville → Houston
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW06LA101
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The 163-hour private pilot, with 18.3 hours in make and model, encountered a loss of engine power during cruise flight while at 5,500 feet mean sea level. After a failed restart attempt, the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in a pasture. During the emergency landing the airplane struck several steel posts along a wire fence. Examination of the airplane by an Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed structural damage to the leading edge of the right wing and the right elevator. Both magnetos were removed from the airplane by the Safety Board and shipped to the magneto manufacturer in Rockford, Illinois, for further examination. The inspection of the magnetos revealed that the left magneto harness was damaged; however, the operation of the magneto passed the standard acceptance test procedure. The right magneto harness was also severely damaged and the system would not fire any of the 6 spark plugs.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cirrus SR20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 2006 | Cirrus SR20 | Lancaster, California, United States | Gene Hudson Flight Training | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Mar 2006 | Cirrus SR20 | Orlando, Florida, United States | Scott Roth | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 2006 | Cirrus SR20 | Maybell, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Aug 2006 | Cirrus SR20 | Kremmling, Colorado, United States | West Valley Flying Club | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2007 | Cirrus SR20 | Siassconset, Massachusetts, United States | Thomas Jackson | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2005 | Cirrus SR20 | Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | Cerified Flyers II | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2006 | Campbell W/Smiley J EXECYTIVE 162F | Porter, Texas, United States | Clint Alexander | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 2006 | Cessna T210N | Austin, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Oct 2006 | Taylor ZODIAC 601 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2006 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C | Midlothian, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2006 | Cessna P210N | Amarillo, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Oct 2006 | Piper PA-38-112 | Wimberley, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |