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FAA accident report · Aero Comman 560-E · Jacksonville, FL · August 31, 2010

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Date
August 31, 2010 · 08:15 local
Place
Jacksonville, FL
Airport
Herlong Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N175SP
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10LA457
Reported as
Aero Comman 560-E
Reported engine
Lycoming G0-480-G1B6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total25 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days
N175SPRegistration cancelled Sep 18, 2017 · Aero Commander 560-ES/N 783Airframe modelAero Commander 560-E

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.

On August 31, 2010 at approximately 0755 EDT, an Aero commander 560-E aircraft, registration number N176SP, s/n 783, piloted by privacy data omitted and co-piloted by privacy data omitted (who was onboard because of insurance reasons) took off from Herlong Municipal Airport(heg), Jacksonville, Florida. After climbing through to approximately 1500 feet, the left engine began to run rough and quit. Pilot feathered the left propeller and started back to heg. The right hand engine then began to run rough and quit, at which point the co-pilot took control of the aircraft and made a landing on Florida interstate 10 approximately 5 miles north by northeast from heg. To avoid overtaking traffic the aircraft was steered to the side of the interstate where it the right wing stuck several trees just outboard of the engine nacelle, the left wing struck a tree approximately 2 feet inboard of the wing tip. No injuries were sustained by the pilot or co-pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 31, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 0755 EDT, AN AERO COMMANDER 560-E AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N176SP, S/N 783, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND CO-PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (WHO WAS ONBOARD BECAUSE OF INSURANCE REASONS) TOOK OFF FROM HERLONG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT(HEG), JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. AFTER CLIMBING THROUGH TO APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET, THE LEFT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND QUIT. PILOT FEATHERED THE LEFT PROPELLER AND STARTED BACK TO HEG. THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE THEN BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND QUIT, AT WHICH POINT THE CO-PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND MADE A LANDING ON FLORIDA INTERSTATE 10 APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTH BY NORTHEAST FROM HEG. TO AVOID OVERTAKING TRAFFIC THE AIRCRAFT WAS STEERED TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE WHERE IT THE RIGHT WING STUCK SEVERAL TREES JUST OUTBOARD OF THE ENGINE NACELLE, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET INBOARD OF THE WING TIP. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT OR CO-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 ERA10LA457Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJacksonville, FLThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of power in both engines during climb due to fuel contamination.Aug 31, 2010 · Substantial damage