19961117035929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182C · Anderson, SC · November 17, 1996

Date: November 17, 1996 · 01:00 local
Place: Anderson, SC
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8605T
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA97LA024
Reported as: Cessna 182C
Reported engine: Continental O470R
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 89 total32 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N8605TRegistration cancelled Jan 26, 2018 · Cessna 182CS/N 52505 · Built 1960 Airframe modelCessna 182C Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Lost power at cruise. Crash landed on highway in a ditch. Fuel siphoning exhaustion. Fuel caps not secured. (-23) after a 45 minute flight the engine quit. After landing the pilot discovered that a fuel cap was not sealed correctly. Prior to takeoff he had the aircraft topped off. He said he visually inspected the cap but did not physically check the cap on his high wing aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER AT CRUISE. CRASH LANDED ON HIGHWAY IN A DITCH. FUEL SIPHONING EXHAUSTION. FUEL CAPS NOT SECURED. (-23) AFTER A 45 MINUTE FLIGHT THE ENGINE QUIT. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT DISCOVERED THAT A FUEL CAP WAS NOT SEALED CORRECTLY. PRIOR TO TAKEOFF HE HAD THE AIRCRAFT TOPPED OFF. HE SAID HE VISUALLY INSPECTED THE CAP BUT DID NOT PHYSICALLY CHECK THE CAP ON HIS HIGH WING AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB MIA97LA024Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnderson, SCthe pilot's improper preflight, resulting in the fuel cap(s) not being secured; and subsequent siphoning and loss of fuel, which resulted in loss of engine power, a forced landing, and subsequent collision with a ditch during the emergency landing.Nov 17, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8605T · 1

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

Accident 19761113037671AIdling Engines · Lynchburg, VAPlt positioned acft w wing extending onto rwy. Misc - jeppsen j-aid recommended wrong landing rwyNov 13, 1976 · Minor damage