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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182G · Orovada, NV · March 23, 1986

Date: March 23, 1986 · 18:00 local
Place: Orovada, NV
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2478R
Reported as: Cessna 182G
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total500 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N2478RRegistered now · Cessna 182GS/N 18255578 · Built 1964 Airframe modelCessna 182G Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Switched to empty tank in error before takeoff. Engine quit after liftoff. Struck powerline and landed hard.

As the FAA filed it

SWITCHED TO EMPTY TANK IN ERROR BEFORE TAKEOFF. ENGINE QUIT AFTER LIFTOFF. STRUCK POWERLINE AND LANDED HARD.