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FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Agua Dulce, CA · October 12, 1996

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Date
October 12, 1996 · 12:40 local
Place
Agua Dulce, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4924D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX97LA015
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Reported engine
Continental O470R
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
224 total43 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N4924DRegistered now · Cessna 182AS/N 51024 · Built 1958Airframe modelCessna 182AEngine modelContinental O-470-LReciprocating

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What happened

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

Ran out of fuel and attempted to land at alternate airport, landed short of airport on highway. (.4)the pilot experience a total loss of power when beginning a descent. He reported that the fuel analyzer gauge showed that 1.5 hours of fuel was remaining, but the fuel quantity gauges were erratic. The pilot received radar vectors toward an airport, but he was unable to see it and elected to land on a road. Examination of the wreckage disclosed that there was about 1 gallon of fuel in the fuel system. The fuel tanks were not compromised. The upper surface of the left wing disclosed numerous orange/brownish streaks aft of the fuel cap. The right wing did not display any fuel streaking aft of the fuel cap. The left wing fuel tank was pressurized with water and water leaked from the cap. The right wing fuel cap was put on the left wing fuel tank. Water did not leak from the tank with the right wing fuel cap installed. The left wing fuel cap seal was brittle. Examination of the engine logbooks disclosed that the applicable airworthiness directive for the fuel cap was complied with about 33 hours before the accident.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT ALTERNATE AIRPORT, LANDED SHORT OF AIRPORT ON HIGHWAY. (.4)THE PILOT EXPERIENCE A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WHEN BEGINNING A DESCENT. HE REPORTED THAT THE FUEL ANALYZER GAUGE SHOWED THAT 1.5 HOURS OF FUEL WAS REMAINING, BUT THE FUEL QUANTITY GAUGES WERE ERRATIC. THE PILOT RECEIVED RADAR VECTORS TOWARD AN AIRPORT, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE IT AND ELECTED TO LAND ON A ROAD. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DISCLOSED THAT THERE WAS ABOUT 1 GALLON OF FUEL IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE FUEL TANKS WERE NOT COMPROMISED. THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE LEFT WING DISCLOSED NUMEROUS ORANGE/BROWNISH STREAKS AFT OF THE FUEL CAP. THE RIGHT WING DID NOT DISPLAY ANY FUEL STREAKING AFT OF THE FUEL CAP. THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK WAS PRESSURIZED WITH WATER AND WATER LEAKED FROM THE CAP. THE RIGHT WING FUEL CAP WAS PUT ON THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK. WATER DID NOT LEAK FROM THE TANK WITH THE RIGHT WING FUEL CAP INSTALLED. THE LEFT WING FUEL CAP SEAL WAS BRITTLE. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE LOGBOOKS DISCLOSED THAT THE APPLICABLE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE FOR THE FUEL CAP WAS COMPLIED WITH ABOUT 33 HOURS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.

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 LAX97LA015Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAgua Dulce, CAinadequate compliance with the applicable airworthiness directive by other maintenance personnel, and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which resulted in fuel exhaustion from a deteriorated fuel cap seal.Oct 12, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4924D · 1

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

Accident 19990619024619ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Paso Robles, CA(.19) On June 19, 1999, at 1103 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182A, N4824D, was destroyed when it collided with terrain during the takeoff initial climb from the municipal airport in Paso Robles, California. Blue sky adventures operated the aircraft under…Jun 19, 1999 · Destroyed · 4 fatal