26.8459° N, 80.2223° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY GENERAL AVIATION (F45), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 24, 2012 · 21:50 local
Place
Sweetbay Natura, FL
Airport
North Palm Beach County Genera
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N21HF
Reported as
Cessna T210L
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total75 in the last 90 days
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.
Aircraft was heading northwesterly at 1400 feet in the left downwind pattern preparing for landing at F45, north Palm Beach county airport. The aircraft was abreast of the runway numbers when the engine sputtered and died. The pilot performed an emergency landing in the Sweetbay natural area approximately one mile northwest of F45.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING NORTHWESTERLY AT 1400 FEET IN THE LEFT DOWNWIND PATTERN PREPARING FOR LANDING AT F45, NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABREAST OF THE RUNWAY NUMBERS WHEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND DIED. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE SWEETBAY NATURAL AREA APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE NORTHWEST OF F45.