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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Kailua Kona, HI · July 9, 2010

Date: July 9, 2010 · 15:13 local
Place: Kailua Kona, HI
Airport: Kona International At Keahole
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: OVFA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N12215
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,762 total800 in this make and model173 in the last 90 days

N12215Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17261887 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

After a two hour air tour and during a slow decent in preparation for landing at koa airport, the a aircraft engine started losing power along with momentary power surges. The pilot turned to make an emergency landing at an old unused airstrip and notified koa tower of his intentions. The pilot shut the engine down to stop the momentary power surges and made a successfull landing at the old airstrip. There was no damage to the aircraft and no one was injured. After landing company maintenance personnel found nothing wrong with the engine. Thier investigation found the fuel tanks were empty. Fuel was added and the engine ran fine. The aircraft was flown to koa airport the next morning with no difficulties.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER A TWO HOUR AIR TOUR AND DURING A SLOW DECENT IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING AT KOA AIRPORT, THE A AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER ALONG WITH MOMENTARY POWER SURGES. THE PILOT TURNED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT AN OLD UNUSED AIRSTRIP AND NOTIFIED KOA TOWER OF HIS INTENTIONS. THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN TO STOP THE MOMENTARY POWER SURGES AND MADE A SUCCESSFULL LANDING AT THE OLD AIRSTRIP. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. AFTER LANDING COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. THIER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. FUEL WAS ADDED AND THE ENGINE RAN FINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO KOA AIRPORT THE NEXT MORNING WITH NO DIFFICULTIES.

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Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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