# Incident 20200508004749I: Cessna 177, Jacksonville, FL, May 8, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2020, 18:00 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3361T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3361T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,408 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200508004749I

## Narrative

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

ON 05/08/2020 ABOUT 6:30PM N3361T MADE OFF FIELD LANDING ON A BEACH INSIDE LITTLE TALBOT ISLAND STATE PARK. DUE TO A FUEL LEAK ON THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WITH A STUCK OPEN SUMP DRAIN. LANDING WAS MADE WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONFIRM RIGHT TANK SUMP DRAIN IN FACT LEAKING. THE AIRCRAFT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN FUEL FROM THE STATE PARK RANGERS FILLING ONLY THE LEFT TANK AND TOOK OFF FROM THE BEACH HEADED ON A FIVE MINUTE FLIGHT TO JACKSONVILLE EXECUTIVE AT CRAIG AIRPORT (CRG). LANDING AT CRG FILLED UP HIS LEFT TANK COMPLETELY FULL. CONTINUE TO ORMOND BEACH AIRPORT (OMN) FLYING ONLY ON THE LEFT TANK SAFETY LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED AND SOLD.

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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