# Accident 20000311005469A: Cessna 182, Fallbrook, CA, March 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2000, 10:15 local time
- Place: Fallbrook, CA
- Airport: Fallbrook Community Airpark
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3542° N, 117.2508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3542&lon=-117.2508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95996, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95996-2000-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000311005469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM FALBROOK AIRPORT (L18). WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING, AND THE PROPELLOR WAS NOT TURNING. IT APPEARED THAT THE PILOT TRIED TO EXTEND EMERGENCY GLIDE TO CLEAR NEARBY HIGH TENSION ELECTRICAL WIRES. THE A/C STALLED, PITCHED OVER NOSE DOWN, AND STRUCK THE GROUND. THE A/C BOUNCED FORWARD APPROX. THIRTY FEET, BEFORE IT CAME TO ITS FINAL RESTING POINT WITH THE FUSELAGE INVERTED. THE OWNER/OPERATOR (PIC) WAS KILLED AS A RESULT. THE SURVIVING PASSENGER WAS AIRLIFTED TO A HOSP[ITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGAION. THE ENGINE IS BEING SHIPPED TO THE MANUFACTURER'S FACTORY MOBILE, ALABAMA FOR FURTHER EVALUATION AND TESTING.

## 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 LAX00FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA126), Mar 11, 2000: Cessna 182Q (N95996), Fallbrook, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the loss of engine power resulting from fuel starvation due to the pilot's inadequate pre-flight inspection, inadequate performance of the pre-takeoff checklist, and failure to ensure that the fuel…

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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