Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Cleveland, Ohio
Aircraft experienced engine issues and landed in a field.
Cloud9 Aviation LLC
Date: 26-APR-22
Time: 15:10:00Z
Regis#: N973SD
Aircraft Make: CIRRUS
Aircraft Model: SR22
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 91
City: NORTH FAIRFIELD
State: OHIO
One and half hours into the flight @ 2000ft, Cirrus recommends 2000 AGL for CAPS.
ReplyDeleteGreat job! And he gets to use the airplane again!
ReplyDeleteI drove up to see where he put it down and for as wet of a spring as we have had that field was perfect. Crazy to see that thing just sitting out in the middle of the field. Looks like he did a great job.
ReplyDeleteI know this pilot personally. He is exceptionally careful and safe. He made a great decision here.
DeleteHeard his mayday from FL380. He was very calm and informative over 121.5 and the time between his mayday and reporting he was safely on the ground couldn’t have been more than one minute. Great job.
ReplyDeleteHe is the President of our flying club..... he is a great pilot!
ReplyDeleteI was operating a Delta 757 into DTW and we heard their mayday call on 121.5. He said he was going to put it in a field and a lot of folks were attempting to help the guy. I kept listening and it sounded like he radioed that he was OK and everyone was congratulating him. I wrote down the tail number for later. Glad to hear a good outcome.
ReplyDeleteI am just seeing this after the incident from 4/26. Thanks for caring enough to write your post. You can check out the incident on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRbDAkTtoGQ I was so humbled by all the 121 pilots that got involved. What a great community.
DeleteThank you for the thoughtful and insightful video. I spent 35 years in an operating room. What you say about trusting your training, doing drills in your head and maintaining focus is genuine. It applies everywhere. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThat is a great video. Thank you for that. Did you find out what the problem was with the engine that day?
ReplyDeleteAt 15:53 in the video it looks like a rod punched through the engine block. It is difficult from the still photo to know for certain.
DeleteSure enough. That is definitely a rod end minus wrist pin sticking up at the right side of the still image. Might also be seeing a piston remnant down in the foreground there, turned 90 degrees from normal.
DeleteThe connecting rod blew through the case. As to why it happened is still in process. Thanks for your patience.
DeleteFinally a Cirrus that landed on its "feet" and own power
ReplyDeleteSoil condition was just right to support that nose wheel without ripping the wheel pant off. A very fortuitous spot to make a landing.
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