Cirrus Design Corp SR22 accident near Little Rock, AR
On January 21, 2024, a Cirrus Design Corp SR22 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Little Rock, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 21, 2024
- Place
- Little Rock, AR
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp SR22 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.733°N, 92.219°W
- NTSB ID
- 20240121193687
Official records · CEN24FA095
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn January 21, 2024, at 1320 central standard time, a Cirrus SR22, N255JP, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Little Rock, Arkansas. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was kept in an unheated hangar at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (LIT), Little Rock, Arkansas. On the day of the accident, the pilot called a fixed-base operator (FBO) at LIT to move the airplane outside; at the time, the outside air temperature was about 28°F. When the pilot arrived, he attempted to start the airplane’s engine fourteen times, then ceased further attempts because the battery died. The pilot’s flight instructor stated that he received text messages from the pilot asking, “Tricks for starting the cirrus in the cold?” and stating that the pilot flooded the engine and there was fuel on the ground. An additional message stated that the FBO was taking “forever” to get a ground power unit (GPU). After FBO personnel connected a GPU, the pilot then started the airplane’s engine after five additional attempts. A witness, who was inside the FBO, said once the accident airplane’s engine started, the GPU was disconnected, the wheel chock was removed, and within two minutes the accident airplane started taxiing and turned onto taxiway A. He said that the pilot of the airplane did not allow the engine to warm after engine start and before taxiing. He said that typically on cold days, he must wait at least 6–8 minutes before taxiing his airpla
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after a partial loss of engine power during initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow airplane flight manual procedures and limitations for the turbocharged engine, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to cold weather effects on the turbocharger control system.
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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.
