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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182Q · Farmerville, LA · October 19, 1998

Date: October 19, 1998 · 15:00 local
Place: Farmerville, LA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N4796N
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW99LA014
Reported as: Cessna 182Q

N4796NRegistered now · Cessna 182QS/N 18267374 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 182Q Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Airplane ran out of fuel. Pilot landed ina field, hit hard and bounced twice, knocking off nose and right main gear. Operations inspector clyde b. o'neill interviewed william d. hogan, PIC, on the telephone on 01/08/99. Inspector o'neill determined that a probable cause of the aircraft experiencing fuel exhaustion was the assumption that his aircraft had been properly fueled in indianapolis, based on the amount of fuel that he was billed for by the FBO, versus the calculated fuel burned to get to indianopolis. A fueling error resulted in only 14 gallons of fuel being added to the aircraft instead of the 34 gallons that were billed. This resulted in a shortage of 24 gallons. Inpector o'neill determined that Mr. Hogan possessed adequate knowledge of aircraft performance and fuel consumption, but made the mistake of not visually checking that the aircraft tanks were full, inspector counseled Mr. Hogan on these matters.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRPLANE RAN OUT OF FUEL. PILOT LANDED INA FIELD, HIT HARD AND BOUNCED TWICE, KNOCKING OFF NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR. OPERATIONS INSPECTOR CLYDE B. O'NEILL INTERVIEWED WILLIAM D. HOGAN, PIC, ON THE TELEPHONE ON 01/08/99. INSPECTOR O'NEILL DETERMINED THAT A PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCING FUEL EXHAUSTION WAS THE ASSUMPTION THAT HIS AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PROPERLY FUELED IN INDIANAPOLIS, BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT HE WAS BILLED FOR BY THE FBO, VERSUS THE CALCULATED FUEL BURNED TO GET TO INDIANOPOLIS. A FUELING ERROR RESULTED IN ONLY 14 GALLONS OF FUEL BEING ADDED TO THE AIRCRAFT INSTEAD OF THE 34 GALLONS THAT WERE BILLED. THIS RESULTED IN A SHORTAGE OF 24 GALLONS. INPECTOR O'NEILL DETERMINED THAT MR. HOGAN POSSESSED ADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND FUEL CONSUMPTION, BUT MADE THE MISTAKE OF NOT VISUALLY CHECKING THAT THE AIRCRAFT TANKS WERE FULL, INSPECTOR COUNSELED MR. HOGAN ON THESE MATTERS.

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 FTW99LA014Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFarmerville, LAThe loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as result of the pilot's inadequate preflight. Factors were the pilot's failure to verify the refueling of the airplane and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Oct 19, 1998 · Substantial damage