# Accident 19970405041279A: Cessna 182D, Tucson, AZ, April 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1997, 14:50 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: La Cholla Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4101° N, 110.9498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4101&lon=-110.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9000X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9000X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182D (registry code 2072710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970405041279A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER CLIMBOUT TO CRUISE. FAILED VISUALY CHECK FUEL. SUSPECT OUT OF FUEL. LANDED ON ROAD. RAN OFF INTO DITCH. (.4) THE OWNER REPORTED THAT HE HAD PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE FROM THE PILOT THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO FAMILIARIZE HIMSELF WITH THE AIRPLANE.  PRIOR TO DEPARTURE HE AND THE PILOT HAD PERFORMED PORTIONS OF THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.  HE HAD NOT EXAMINED THE FUEL TANKS TO DETERMINE THE QUANTITY OF FUEL ONBOARD, BUT BELIEVED BOTH OF THE FUEL TANK GAUGES REGISTERED ABOUT 1/4 FULL.  DURING INITIAL CLIMB THE ENGINE SURGED SEVERAL TIMES AND ALL POWER WAS LOST.  ACCORDING TO THE OWNER, HE THEN RELINQUISHED CONTROL TO THE RIGHT SEATED PILOT.  THE RIGHT SEATED PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ON A NEARBY ROAD.  DURING ROLLOUT THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A STRONG WESTERLY CROSSWIND, VEERED OFF THE ROAD, AND COLLIDED WITH A DIRT EMBANKMENT.  THE OWNER SUBSEQUENTLY REPORTED THAT HE SUSPECTED THE AIRPLANE RAN OUT OF GAS.

## 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 LAX97LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA147), Apr 5, 1997: Cessna 182D (N9000X), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the inadequate preflight inspections performed by both pilots. A factor in the accident was the crosswind experienced during landing rollout.

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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