# Incident 20121016023189I: Fairchild James CHALLENGER II, Odessa, FL, October 16, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2012, 15:58 local time
- Place: Odessa, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1823° N, 82.5504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odessa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1823&lon=-82.5504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N267JF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N267JF-2019-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild James CHALLENGER II (registry code 05615TA, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-james-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD JAMES CHALLENGER II
- Reported engine: HKS 700T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121016023189I

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 16 2012 AT 1558 EDT A CHALLENGER II, EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST POWER IN THE ENGINE AND LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD SUSTAINING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR TENSION CABLES.

VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

NO INJURIES REPORTED.

PILOT STATED THAT THE FUEL ON BOARD IS A MIX OF AUTO GAS AND 100LL. HE STATED THAT HE BUYS WHATEVER FUEL IS AVAILABLE AT THE AIRPORT HE LANDS AT.

ENGINE OPERATIONS MANUAL STATES 100LL AS RECOMMENDED FUEL TYPE AND HAS A CAUTION THAT UNSPECIFIED FUEL (LOW OCTANE, ALCOHOL CONTAINED, ETC) WILL DAMAGE ENGINE INTERNAL PARTS AND CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE.

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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