# Incident 20141218023379I: Charles O Peterson RV12, Darien, GA, December 18, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2014, 08:45 local time
- Place: Darien, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3435° N, 81.4241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Darien, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3435&lon=-81.4241&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24CP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Charles O Peterson RV12 (registry code 05632DF, https://openairdocs.org/model/charles-o-peterson-rv12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Viking 110 (registry code 63700, https://openairdocs.org/engine/viking-110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHARLES O PETERSON RV12
- Reported engine: VIKING 110
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141218023379I

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 18 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 EDT THE PILOT OF N24CP AN RV-12 EXPERIMENTAL CATEGORY AIRCRAFT HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON I-95 SOUTHBOUND EXIT 49 OFF RAMP IN DAREN, GEORGIA DUE TO LOSS OF FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURIES TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A FUEL PRESSURIZATION MODIFICATION HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT WING TANKS TO CORRECT FOR A FUEL INDICATION PROBLEM. THE FUEL PRESSURIZATION MODIFICATION CAUSED THE FUEL PRESSURE TO INCREASE SO MUCH THAT THE FUEL WAS BEING DUMPED OVERBOARD THROUGH A STANDPIPE VENT UNDERNEATH THE PLANE.

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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