19951213045409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182K · Tamms, IL · December 13, 1995

Date: December 13, 1995 · 20:30 local
Place: Tamms, IL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2465Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96LA051
Reported as: Cessna 182K
Reported engine: Continental O470R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,283 total26 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N2465QRegistration cancelled Jan 18, 2001 · Cessna 182KS/N 18257665 Airframe modelCessna 182K

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What happened

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

Lost power en route. Struck trees and wires landing on road. Fuel tanks empty. Fuel cap leak. Pilot ignored gauges. (-23) at 8:30 pm on December 13, 1995, a Cessna 182K, N2465Q, made an emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft was piloted by an ATP rated pilot under CFR 14 part 91. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilot was not injured. The flight had originated at lexington, KY cape girardeau, MO was the intended destination. The aircraft was registered to Kentucky airmotive, inc. a flight plan was not filed.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. STRUCK TREES AND WIRES LANDING ON ROAD.FUEL TANKS EMPTY. FUEL CAP LEAK. PILOT IGNORED GAUGES. (-23) AT 8:30 PM ON DECEMBER 13, 1995, A CESSNA 182K, N2465Q, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY AN ATP RATED PILOT UNDER CFR 14 PART 91. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED AT LEXINGTON, KY CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO WAS THE INTENDED DESTINATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO KENTUCKY AIRMOTIVE, INC. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI96LA051Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTamms, ILfuel exhaustion due to inadequate maintenance performed on the fuel cap by the maintenance personnel, fuel siphoning out of the left fuel cap, and the failure of the pilot to properly monitor his fuel consumption.Dec 14, 1995 · Substantial damage