# Incident 20100709040059I: Cessna 172M, Kailua Kona, HI, July 9, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2010, 15:13 local time
- Place: Kailua Kona, HI
- Airport: Kona International At Keahole
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: OVFA
- Location: 19.6452° N, 155.9979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kailua, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6452&lon=-155.9979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12215, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,762 total, 800 in this make and model, 173 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100709040059I

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other reports on N12215 (2)

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

- [Incident 20130714012999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130714012999I), Jul 14, 2013: Cessna 172M (N12215), Jean, NV, Minor damage. A student pilot properly endorsed for solo flight was practicing takeoffs and landings at Jean Airport. The solo student had made one landing on rwy. 22 and…
- [Accident 19740707021169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740707021169A), Jul 7, 1974: Cessna 172M (N12215), Advance, NC, Substantial damage. Hi final 30 flap nosedn to ldg. Unable stop ran off end down embankment.

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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