20030915023189A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 206CESSNA · Okeechobee, FL · September 15, 2003

Date: September 15, 2003 · 12:00 local
Place: Okeechobee, FL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N206SK
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA03LA184
Reported as: Cessna 206CESSNA
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,700 total20 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N206SKRegistered now · Cessna 206S/N 206-0211 · Built 1964 Airframe modelCessna 206 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 15 September 2003, Mr. Martin d. miller, holder of pilot certificate number 332723357 was operating a Cessna CE-206, N206SK, on a VFR cross country flight from st. petersburg/clearwater airport (pie), st. petersburg, Florida to north palm beach county airport (F45), west palm beach, Florida. Enroute, northwest of Okeechobee, Florida at approximately :50 EST, the pilot experienced engine failure due to fuel starvation. The pilot attempted to restart the engine by cycling the fuel selector to the opposite fuel tank to no avail. The pilot executed an emergency descent to a landing on the rio ranch approximately 7 miles west of Okeechobee county airport, Okeechobee, Florida. On landing, the aircraft went through barbed wire fencing, striking fence posts as it came to a stop, then sustained substantial damage with no injury to the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 15 SEPTEMBER 2003, MR. MARTIN D. MILLER, HOLDER OF PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 332723357 WAS OPERATING A CESSNA CE-206, N206SK, ON A VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM ST. PETERSBURG/CLEARWATER AIRPORT (PIE), ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA TO NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY AIRPORT (F45), WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA. ENROUTE, NORTHWEST OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA AT APPROXIMATELY :50 EST, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BY CYCLING THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE OPPOSITE FUEL TANK TO NO AVAIL. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO A LANDING ON THE RIO RANCH APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES WEST OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY AIRPORT, OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA. ON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH BARBED WIRE FENCING, STRIKING FENCE POSTS AS IT CAME TO A STOP, THEN SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURY TO THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA03LA184Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOkeechobee, FLThe total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion for undetermined reasons. A finding in the investigation was the inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane by the pilot-in-command for his failure to note a partial blockage at the inlet of the left…Sep 15, 2003 · Substantial damage