# Incident 20120124000579I: Cessna T210L, Sweetbay Natura, FL, January 24, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2012, 21:50 local time
- Place: Sweetbay Natura, FL
- Airport: North Palm Beach County Genera
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8459° N, 80.2223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY GENERAL AVIATION (F45), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8459&lon=-80.2223&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21HF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120124000579I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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