# Accident 19921021043019A: Cessna 182A, Globe, AZ, October 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1992, 11:40 local time
- Place: Globe, AZ
- Airport: Globe-San Carlos Regional Air
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6202° N, 110.6992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6202&lon=-110.6992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6157B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6157B-2013-04-26) (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: 1,141 total, 182 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921021043019A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON LOCAL FLIGHT. NOSED OVER IN DITCH LANDING. FUEL TANKS EMPTY A.D. ON BLADDER WRINKLES NOT COMPLIED.

## 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 LAX93LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA016), Oct 21, 1992: Cessna 182A (N6157B), Globe, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FAILING TO COMPLY WITH AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES PERTAINING TO THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL BLADDERS RESULTING IN FUEL CAPACITY BEING DECREASED CAUSING FUEL EXHAUSTION AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS…

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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