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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182A · Greeley, CO · August 29, 1998

Date: August 29, 1998
Place: Greeley, CO
Airport: Greeley-Weld County Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6010B
Reported as: Cessna 182A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N6010BRegistered now · Cessna 182AS/N 34010 · Built 1957 Airframe modelCessna 182A Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft was on long final to land at Greeley, Colorado when the engine quit. Pilot attempted restart, but was unseccessful. Emergency landing was made with minor damage. Investigation revealed that there were 5 gallons of fuel left in the airplane. Unusable fuel is 3 gallons. No engine problems were found. Three upper snaps from fuel bladder on left wing were found unsnapped. These were snapped and aircraft serviced with fuel. Aircraft flown back to Greeley.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON LONG FINAL TO LAND AT GREELEY, COLORADO WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT ATTEMPTED RESTART, BUT WAS UNSECCESSFUL. EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE WITH MINOR DAMAGE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THERE WERE 5 GALLONS OF FUEL LEFT IN THE AIRPLANE. UNUSABLE FUEL IS 3 GALLONS. NO ENGINE PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. THREE UPPER SNAPS FROM FUEL BLADDER ON LEFT WING WERE FOUND UNSNAPPED. THESE WERE SNAPPED AND AIRCRAFT SERVICED WITH FUEL. AIRCRAFT FLOWN BACK TO GREELEY.