# Accident 20170612007189A: Cessna P206A, West Creek, NJ, June 12, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2017, 22:30 local time
- Place: West Creek, NJ
- Airport: Eagles Nest Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6678° N, 74.3092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6678&lon=-74.3092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206TF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206TF-2017-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206A (registry code 2073308, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,082 total, 21 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170612007189A

## Narrative

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

ON MONDAY, 6/11/17, AT APPROXIMATELY 2230 HOURS, THE PILOT BEGAN HIS DESCENT AND WAS NEAR THE APPROACH END OF RWY 14 AT EAGLES NEST AIRPORT, NJ (31E) AT 500 FT MSL WHEN HE RECOGNIZED THE SIGHT PICTURE WAS NOT CORRECT.  THE PILOT THEN ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND AND CLIMBED TO BETWEEN 1,000 AND 1,200 FT MSL, AND TURNED CROSSWIND AND DOWNWIND.  WHILE ON THE DOWNWIND LEG BETWEEN 1,200 AND 1,500 FT MSL, ABOUT 1/4 WAY TO RUNWAY MIDFIELD, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT.  HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART.  HE THEN TURNED PERPENDICULAR TO RWY 14, NEAR THE APPROACH END OF RWY 14, AND CONTACTED THE TREES.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED AND RESTING ON TREES AT APPROXIMATELY A 50 DEGREE ANGLE.  THE PILOT OBTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND DISEMBARKED THE AIRCRAFT UNDER HIS OWN POWER.  DURING THE INVESTIGATION, FUEL WAS FOUND SEEPING FROM THE LEFT WING TANK VENT TUBE.  NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF FUEL WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE RIGHT WING TANK.  ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPOSITIONED ON IT'S LANDING GEAR, 2 1/2 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS SUMPED FROM THE LEFT WING TANK, AND 6 OUNCES WERE DRAINED FROM THE RIGHT WING TANK.  THE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN OPERATING FUEL SYSTEM, AND NO SIGNS OF ENGINE DAMAGE WAS NOTED.  WITH FUEL PRESENT, THE ENGINE WAS RUN AT IDLE WITHOUT ANY ISSUES.

## 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 ERA17LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA205), Jun 13, 2017: Cessna P206 (N206TF), West Creek, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent total loss of engine 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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