# Incident 20010210002819I: Cessna 182, Etters, PA, February 10, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2001, 20:19 local time
- Place: Etters, PA
- Airport: Fairview Township
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3DZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3DZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010210002819I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT WAS BEING RETURNED TO THE OWNER BASED AT (481) DUANESBURG, NEW YORK FROM SKYDIVING OPERATIONS AT (GLV) GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT HAD 338 HOURS IN THIS MODEL IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. AFTER TOPPING OFF FUEL TANKS AT (GLV) THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED ON A DIRECT GPS COURSE OF 041 FOR THE FIRST 1.5 HOURS AND THEN CHANGED COURSE TO 038 DEGREES TO PLAN A FUEL STOP AT (CXY) NEW CUMBERLAND, PA. THE VFR FLIGHT, WHICH LASTED 4 HOURS 7 MINUTES, ENDED WITH AN OFF FIELD LANDING IN FAIRVIEW TOWNSHIP, PA. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR CONTACTED A WOODEN FENCE IN THE BACKYARD OF A HOME IN A SUB-DIVISION. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AS A RESULT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LAWN AND FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, COWLING, WING TIP, AND BOTH HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGES. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT REPORTED TO ATC THAT HIS ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER THEN QUIT WHILE HE WAS DESCENDING FROM 5500' AGL. A POST CRASH RECONSTRUCTION OF THE FLIGHT MADE WITH ^PRIVACY DATA ^CESSNA ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR, REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT PROBABLY CONTAINED 8 TO 10 GALLONS OF REMAINING FUEL, MOST OF WHICH WAS LOST DUE TO BEING INVERTED. THE POST CRASH INSPECTION AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE TEST REVEALED A LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER WAS PRESENT IN THE GASCOLATOR AND CARBURETOR. FOLDS IN THE FUEL BLADDER FLOOR RESULTED IN WATER RETENTION DURING TANK SUMPING.

## Other reports on N3DZ (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20060611022809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060611022809I), Jun 11, 2006: Cessna 182 (N3DZ), Duanesburg, NY, Minor damage. (-23) During taxi across the grass for takeoff, the nose gear and left main gear sunk into the soft ground. Gusty winds from the west pushed the aircraft over…
- [Incident 19940730019679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940730019679I), Jul 30, 1994: Cessna 182 (N3DZ), Scotia, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: during approach to airport engine failed. Pilot made emergency landing in mohawk river close to shore. Aircraft remained upright in several feet of…

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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