# Accident 19850117000929A: Cessna 182A, Wichita Falls, TX, January 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1985, 18:55 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Wichita Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8906° N, 98.5101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8906&lon=-98.5101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5162D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5162D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 415 total, 212 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850117000929A

## Narrative

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

SIDE SLIPPED ON FINAL WITH FUEL SELECTOR ON LOW WING TANK. FUEL OUTLET UNPORTED, FUEL STARVATION, ENGINE QUIT.

## 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 FTW85LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA097), Jan 18, 1985: Cessna 182A (N5162D), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5162D (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19931212051949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931212051949I), Dec 12, 1993: Cessna 182A (N5162D), Pell City, AL, Minor damage. Engine quit on final. Landed short of runway. Suspect carburator ice.
- [Incident 19910908038719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910908038719I), Sep 8, 1991: Cessna 182A (N5162D), Sylacauga, AL, Minor damage. Nose wheel shaking on takeoff roll. Discharged jumpers. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Veered off runway.

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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