SR20 Emergency Checklists

Question 1

Smoke

IIV

Answer 1

Identify: Type of Smoke
Isolate: Cabin Heat or Cold
Ventilate: Vents Open/Doors if Necessary

Question 2

Fire (Engine)

FTMAESU

Answer 2

Fuel selector: off
Throttle: Full
Mixture: Cutoff
Airspeed: 150 kts (increase if necessary)
Evaluate -
Successful: inflight failure
Unsuccessful: emergency descent

Question 3

Fire (Electrical)

SEU.SCB21S

Answer 3

Switches: All Off
Evaluate:
Unsuccessful - Use Fire Extinguisher
Emergency Descent

 Successful - Check Circuit Breakers
                       Batt 2 then 1: On
                       Systems: On as necessary, one at a time. 
                       (Throughout the process if any action results in smoke returning, isolate that system)

Question 4

Fire (Wing)

LPS

Answer 4

Lights: Off
Pitot Heat: Off
Side Slip: Away From Fire

Question 5

Fire (Outside Source)

IP

Answer 5

Identify the source of the smoke in the surrounding environment.
Fly away from the affected area.

Question 6

Emergency Descent

TBCBAC

Answer 6

-Throttle: Idle
-Bank: 45 degree angle
-Clear the area below
-Identify: best place to land
-Airspeed: 164 kts
-CAPS: If a safe landing is in doubt, slow to 120, Deploy CAPS above 1,000 AGL.

Question 7

Engine Failure (Takeoff Roll)

CBMI

Answer 7

Control: Maintain center line
Brakes: As necessary
Mixture: Cutoff
Ignition (keys): Off and Out

Question 8

Engine Failure (After takeoff below 600 AGL)

ABMISB

Answer 8

Airspeed: Flaps 50% 83 knots
Best place to land
Mixture: Cutoff
Ignition (key): off and out
Seat Belt: Secure
Brakes: as necessary after landing

Question 9

Engine Failure Between 600 and 2,000 AGL

C

Answer 9

CAPS

If a safe landing is in doubt, slow to 120, deploy CAPS immediately.

Question 10

Engine Failure Above 2,000 AGL

(R or S) R: MFFAI S: FFMICC

Answer 10

Restart if appropriate
-Mixture: Full Rich
-Fuel Pump: On
-Fuel Selector on a tank with fuel
-Alternate Air: On
-Ignition: Both
Engage if prop stopped.
Secure if no restart
-Fuel pump/selector: Off
-Mixture: Cutoff
-Ignition (key): off and out
-CAPS: if safe landing is in doubt, slow to 120, deploy CAPS above 1,000 AGL.
-Call: Make a distress call on current frequency if there is traffic to hear it.
Make a distress call on 121.5 frequency if there is no traffic to hear it.

Question 11

CAPS Deployment

ACMFFREB12ST

Answer 11

Aircraft: above 600 AGL and below 133 kts
CAPS Handle: Pull
Mixture: Cutoff
Fuel Selector and Fuel Pump: Off
Radio: Mayday call
ELT: On
Batt 1/2: Off
Seatbelt: Secure
Touchdown: emergency landing position and evacuate the plane as soon as possible.

Question 12

Rough Engine

MFFqFMAL

Answer 12

Mixture: Set for altitude
Fuel Pump: On
Fuel Quantity: Check
Fuel Selector: Switch Tanks
Magnetos: Cycle both
Alternate Air: On
Land: As soon as practical

Question 13

Low Oil Pressure

ORAES.ULE

Answer 13

Oil Temp: Check
RPM: Reduce
Airspeed: Increase
Evaluate:
Better - Moderate engine workload
No change - Land as soon as possible
Expect engine failure

Question 14

Icing

PEACDAsAs

Answer 14

Pitot Heat: On
Exit Icing Conditions by turning or changing altitude as appropriate.
Alternate Air: On
Cabin Heat: On
Defrost: On
Alternate Static: as required
Approach speed: Increase by 10 kts

Question 15

Static Blockage

AsCa

Answer 15

Alternate Static: On
Cabin Air: Off

Question 16

Flap Failure

FAs

Answer 16

Flaps Up
Approach speed is increased by 10 kts

Question 17

Propeller Governor Failure

RL

Answer 17

RPM: Regulate with power lever
Land: as soon as practical

Question 18

Electrical Failure

AEL

Answer 18

Affected Alternator: Off
Electrical Load: Reduce
Land as soon as practical

Question 19

CO Advisory

CVL

Answer 19

Cabin air: switch it on to cold
Vents: Open
Land as soon as possible

Question 20

Comms Failure

B12AApVHCIG+note

Answer 20

Bat 1/2 check if they are switched on
Avionics: check if they are on
Audio Panel: appropriate frequency selected
Volume up
Headset check to see if its plugged in or something else is up
Circuit breakers: check in
ISO switch disengaged
Guard: check in

If all changes and checks result in comms still being out then squawk 7600 on the transponder.
Light gun signals, rocking wings, and all that jazz