# Accident 20050223005939A: Cessna T207A, West Palm Beach, FL, February 23, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2005, 15:30 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Lorth Palm Beach County Gen Av
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8453° N, 80.2214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8453&lon=-80.2214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N207CC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N207CC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T207A (registry code 2073614, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,791 total, 1,029 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050223005939A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 23, 2005 PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WENT TO THE NORTH COUNTY AIRPORT (F45) TO PICK UP AIRCRAFT N207CC FROM AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SPECIALTIES. A FACTORY REMANUFACTURED ENGINE HAD JUST BEEN INSTALLED AND THE ANNUAL HAD JUST BEEN COMPLETED ON THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SPECIALTIES SUGGESTED TO DO A QUICK FLIGHT AROUND THE PATTERN AND BRING THE AIRCRAFT BACK FOR A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION. THIS FLIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND AFTER THE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION WHERE EVERYTHING LOOKED OK, PILOT TOOK OFF AGAIN AND CLIMBED TO 2500 FEET TO BEGIN BREAKING IN THE ENGINE. PILOT REMAINED IN THE AREA FOR A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR. PILOT DESCENDED TO 1000 FEET TO ENTER TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 13. WHEN PILOT BEGAN TO PULL THE THROTTLE BACK THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. PILOT PUT THE THROTTLE BACK TO FULL, USED ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, MADE SURE MIXTURE WAS RICH, TRIMMED TO 80 KNOTS AND TURNED TO THE NUMBERS ON SR. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE PILOT REALIZED HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE RUNWAY. PILOT SPOTTED AN AREA WHERE IT APPEARED HE COULD MAKE A SAFE LANDING. PILOT ADVISED PALM BEACH APPROACH OF THE EMERGENCY, COMPLETED CHECKLIST AND LANDED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA05LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA063), Feb 23, 2005: Cessna T207A (N207CC), West Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel management resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and subsequent impact with an embankment during an emergency landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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