# Accident 20101116051359A: Cessna 172, Hobe Sound, FL, November 16, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2010, 09:40 local time
- Place: Hobe Sound, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0158° N, 80.2461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0158&lon=-80.2461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8306B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8306B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 33,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101116051359A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N8306B WITH 1 PERSON ON BOARD DEPARTED TAIL WINDS AIRPORT (FD15) ENROUTE TO CRAIG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KCRG).  PIC HAD RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITH WEST PALM BEACH ATCT.  APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE SUSTAINED A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF POWER.  PIC INFORMED ATCT OF SITUATION AND REQUESTED CLOSEST AIRPORT.  ATCT APPROVED TURN BACK TO FD15 LESS THAN 5 MILES AWAY.  PIC HEADED TOWARD FD15 AND WHILE GOING THROUGH EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOUND HE WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING BY CONTINUOUSLY PUMPING THE PRIMER BUT WAS STILL UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.  PIC MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN ORANGE GROVE (BLUE GOOSE GROWERS, 600 BRIDGE ROAD, HOBE SOUND, FL 33455) APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTH OF FD15.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN SOFT TERRAIN RESULTING IN THE NOSE WHEEL TO DIG INTO THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSING OVER AND RESTING UPSIDE DOWN.  DURING THE RECOVERY EFFORTS N8306B WAS TURNED RIGHT SIDE UP AND INSPECTED BY ATLANTA AIR RECOVERY IN THE PRESENCE OF THE FAA.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD POSITIVE FUEL FLOW TO THE CARBURETOR WITH PROPER VENTING.  ALL FUEL SCREENS WERE CLEAN AND PROVIDED ADEQUATE FUEL FLOW AND ENGINE AIR INTAKE HAD NO BLOCKAGE.  THE THROTTLE, MIXTURE, AND CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROLS AND LINKAGES ALL OPERATED PROPERLY.  ALL 12 SPARK PLUGS REMOVED AND APPEARED TO BE IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION.  COMPLETED THUMB COMPRESSION CHECK ON ALL 6 CYLINDERS WITH POSITIVE RESULTS.  MANUALLY TURNED ENGINE THROUGH AND NOTED SPARK ON ALL 12 SPARK PLUG LEADS.  REMOVED CARBURETOR AND NOTED ACCELERATOR PUMP WAS FUNCTIONING AND PRESENCE OF FUEL IN BOWL.  DISASSEMBLED CARBURETOR AND NOTED NEEDLE VALVE AND SEAT WERE NOT DAMAGED.  CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND AT THE CARBURETOR BOWL DRAIN PLUG AND CONTAMINATION BLOCKAGE AT THE FUEL CHANNEL.

## 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 ERA11LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA065), Nov 16, 2010: Cessna 172 (N8306B), Hobe Sound, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to fuel contamination in the carburetor.

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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