# Accident 20150822014799A: Cessna 172, Rivera Beach, FL, August 22, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2015, 19:00 local time
- Place: Rivera Beach, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8042° N, 80.0331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8042&lon=-80.0331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8952B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8952B-2019-03-01) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 87 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150822014799A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 22, 2015, AT ABOUT 18:55 EASTERN DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON A 14 CFR 91 (AIRCRAFT WAS RENTED) FLIGHT WAS  RETURNING TO PALM BEACH COUNTY PARK AIRPORT (KLNA) FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY GLADES AIRPORT (KPHK) AFTER CIRCLING AROUND THE LIGHTHOUSE IN JUPITER, FLORIDA AND LOST POWER. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT LANDED ON THE BEACH NEAR THE 5200 BLOCK OF NORTH OCEAN DRIVE BEHIND THE CORNICHE CONDOMINIUM. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE BEACH PRIOR TO THIS OFFICES INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO A PREVAILING OCEAN TIDE APPROACHING WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO A STORAGE FACILITY OUTSIDE OF THIS OFFICE DISTRICT AREA. DURING REMOVAL SALVAGE CREW STATED THAT THEY REMOVED 5 GALLONS OF FUEL FROM THE LEFT WING AND 7 GALLONS OF FUEL  FROM THE RIGHT WING. PHOTOS PROVIDED FROM THE SALVAGE CREW DID NOT SHOW EXTERNAL EVIDENCE OF AN ENGINE MECHANICAL FAILURE. PILOT REPORTED THAT ?ENGINE STALLED? AND A RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED WITHOUT SUCCESS. LAST MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF THE PILOT WAS ON 04-06-2010. MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS OVER TWO MONTHS EXPIRED.

SEPTEMBER 09, 2015:  RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM NTSB IIC THAT THEY HAVE DOWNGRADED THIS ACCIDENT FROM A LIMITED INVESTIGATION TO A DATA COLLECTION REPORT AS IT APPEARS THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PRE IMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE ENGINE AS THE PILOT DID NOT USE CARBURETOR HEAT.

## 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 ERA15CA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA327), Aug 22, 2015: Cessna 172 (N8952B), Riviera Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat prior to descending in atmospheric conditions conducive to icing, which resulted in a total loss of power.

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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