Cirrus SR-20 CAPS Deployment, Two Injured, near Asheville, NC 9/19/26

[Kenny Phillips]

Looks like a return to airport uncompleted.
Two in hospital.

Two injured after plane crashes in field, troopers say

A private plane experienced engine failure, leading to a crash on Saturday morning, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.

www.wyff4.com

 

[Rein Hart]

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/582472

 

[frfly172]

Good to see ,the pilot used the chute,and only minor injuries.

 

[bonefishpete]

What’s causing those Continental’s to stop running? Happening often it seems.

 

[AV8R_87]

What’s causing those Continental’s to stop running?

Loss of oil pressure

 

[texasclouds]

What’s causing those Continental’s to stop running? Happening often it seems.

 

[Racerx]

What’s causing those Continental’s to stop running? Happening often it seems.

G6 Sr20 uses a Lycoming io390

 

[schmookeeg]

What’s causing those Continental’s to stop running? Happening often it seems.

Perhaps the workers in Mobile AL don't care for their Chinese masters lately.

 

[MauleSkinner]

What’s causing those Continental’s to stop running? Happening often it seems.

G6 Sr20 uses a Lycoming io390

That would seem to cause the Continentals not to run.

 

[jeanathon]

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[bonefishpete]

G6 Sr20 uses a Lycoming io390

Oh well I tried. Lol

 

[bbchien]

The big ones seem to spontaneously have a peak in Fuel pressure and "rich out" it seems.....

 

[GLMS_NC]

Sometimes the relationship between air and fuel in the fuel tanks is incorrect. Or the fuel selector is set to the tank where this imbalance is heavily weighted on the air side.