# Accident 19991214040249A: Cessna 182R, Farmington, NM, December 14, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1999, 16:20 local time
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7281° N, 108.2187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7281&lon=-108.2187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4616H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,549 total, 1,426 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991214040249A

## Narrative

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

(.4) ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT THAT WAS ON A ROUTE THE PILOT FLEW OFTEN AS A NON-STOP TRIP, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED CONSTANT HEAD WINDS THAT REDUCED GROUND SPEED TO ABOUT 90 KNOTS. AFTER 6 HOURS AND 50 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, THE PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO LAND AT AN AIRPORT SHORT OF HIS DESTINATION FOR FUEL.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 35 MILES SHORT OF THE INTENDED FUEL STOP, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND HE CONDUCTED A FORCED LANDING TO ROUGH UNEVEN TERRAIN.  DURING LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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