Cirrus Design Corp SR22T accident near Carrollton, TX

On October 24, 2011, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Carrollton, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

October 24, 2011

Place

Carrollton, TX

Aircraft

Cirrus Design Corp SR22T · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

32.968°N, 96.836°W

NTSB ID

20111024X42713

Official records · CEN12FA037

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• ATC 3 - Radar Plot - Flight Overview: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC 3 - Radar Plot - Initial Flight Segment: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC 3 - Radar Plot - 1st Approach Segment: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC 3 - Radar Plot - 2nd Approach Segment: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC 3 - Radar Data: Document (XLSX), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 24, 2011, approximately 1135 central daylight time, a Cirrus SR22T single-engine airplane, N227TX, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain following a loss of engine power while maneuvering near Carrollton, Texas. The private pilot and one passenger sustained serious injuries and a second passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was co-owned and operated by the pilot. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight departed the Addison Airport (ADS), Dallas, Texas, at 1058 and was destined for Houston, Texas. According to PlaneSmart Aviation, LLC, the company that managed the airplane for the pilot and other co-owners, on August 24, 2011, the pilot requested a reservation for the airplane for October 25 and 26th. At that time, the pilot requested via electronic mail to PlaneSmart that the airplane be fueled to the "tabs or better." On September 6, 2011, the pilot changed the departure date to October 24th with the return date remaining on the 26th. There was no change to the original fuel request. On October 19, 2011, a PlaneSmart staff pilot flew the airplane from ADS to Cincinnati, Ohio, and returned the following day. The pilot reported there was a total of 9.8 gallons of fuel on board at the time he shut down the airplane. The airplane was not flown again until the accident flight four days later. According to a Landmark Aviation (the fixed based operator (FBO) that PlaneSmart and its customers

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to adequately preflight the airplane prior to departure, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.