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FAA accident report · Cessna 182E · Huntsville, AL · March 3, 1997

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Date
March 3, 1997 · 19:41 local
Place
Huntsville, AL
Airport
Redstone Aaf Base
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3392Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA97LA096
Reported as
Cessna 182E
Reported engine
Continental O470R
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
852 total391 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N3392YRegistration cancelled Oct 3, 1997 · Cessna 182ES/N 18254392Airframe modelCessna 182E

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.

(.4)The flight departed with full fuel tanks and about 30 minutes then 1 hour into the flight, the pilot repositioned the fuel selector. About 1 hour 50 minutes into the flight the engine sputtered. The pilot repositioned the fuel selector and engine power was restored then the pilot attempted to divert to a nearby airport. While descending the engine quit. After descending below the base of the clouds the pilot located a road and attempted a forced landing but the right wing collided with a fence. The airplane then impacted the road and came to rest upright. Post crash examination of the airplane revealed no fuel remaining in the fuel tanks with both fuel caps in place. Fuel leakage was not noted at the scene. Each fuel tank bladder was replaced within the preceding 6 years and the pilot replaced only the left fuel cap. Examination of the right fuel cap revealed that the seal was cracked. No abnormal wrinkles were noted in the fuel bladder cells and each bladder was secured by the top hangers. (-23) see narrative #MIA97LA096

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE FLIGHT DEPARTED WITH FULL FUEL TANKS AND ABOUT 30 MINUTES THEN 1 HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPOSITIONED THE FUEL SELECTOR. ABOUT 1 HOUR 50 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE SPUTTERED. THE PILOT REPOSITIONED THE FUEL SELECTOR AND ENGINE POWER WAS RESTORED THEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DIVERT TO A NEARBY AIRPORT. WHILE DESCENDING THE ENGINE QUIT. AFTER DESCENDING BELOW THE BASE OF THE CLOUDS THE PILOT LOCATED A ROAD AND ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING BUT THE RIGHT WING COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. THE AIRPLANE THEN IMPACTED THE ROAD AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED NO FUEL REMAINING IN THE FUEL TANKS WITH BOTH FUEL CAPS IN PLACE. FUEL LEAKAGE WAS NOT NOTED AT THE SCENE. EACH FUEL TANK BLADDER WAS REPLACED WITHIN THE PRECEDING 6 YEARS AND THE PILOT REPLACED ONLY THE LEFT FUEL CAP. EXAMINATION OF THE RIGHT FUEL CAP REVEALED THAT THE SEAL WAS CRACKED. NO ABNORMAL WRINKLES WERE NOTED IN THE FUEL BLADDER CELLS AND EACH BLADDER WAS SECURED BY THE TOP HANGERS. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #MIA97LA096

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 MIA97LA096Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHuntsville, ALTotal loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion for undetermined reasons.Mar 4, 1997 · Substantial damage