# Accident 20100831047049A: Aero Comman 560-E, Jacksonville, FL, August 31, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2010, 08:15 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Herlong Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3119° N, 81.8211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3119&lon=-81.8211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N175SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N175SP-2017-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 560-E (registry code 0141406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMAN 560-E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING G0-480-G1B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 25 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA457](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA457) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100831047049A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA10LA457](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA457), Aug 31, 2010: Aero Commander 560E (N175SP), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of power in both engines during climb due to fuel contamination.

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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