# Accident 20010302004609A: Cessna 182P, Tuttle, OK, March 2, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 2, 2001, 15:45 local time - Place: Tuttle, OK - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.2896° N, 97.7504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2896&lon=-97.7504&mi=10 - Aircraft: N4721K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4721K-2003-05-28) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P - Reported engine: CONT O470S - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA074) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010302004609A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) THE PILOT WAS CRUISING AT 3500' MSL WHEN THE A/C LOST POWER. HE DE LARED AN EMERGENCY, TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITHOUT SUCCESS. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, HIT A TERRACE AND THE PLANE FLIPPED OVER. (.19) ON MARCH 2, 2001, AT 1545 CST, A CESSNA 182P SKYLANE SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N4721K, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR TUTTLE, OK. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY KREMMLING FLYING, INC. OF KREMMLING, CO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FED REG. PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED KREMMLING, CO., AT 1045 MST, AND WAS DESTINED FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA WESTHEIMER AIRPORT NEAR NORMAN, OK. THE PILOT STATED THAT PRIOR TO TAKEOFF BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE TOPPED OFF. APPROX. 15 MILES FROM THE INTENDED DESTINATION, AT 3,500 FEET MSL, THE AIRPLANES ENGINE STARTED LOSING RPM. THE PILOT PULLED THE CARBURETOR HEAT, ON, AND THE"RPMS PICKED BACK UP". APPROX. 10 SECONDS LATER, THE ENGIEN RPM STARTED TO DECREASE AGAIN. THE PILOT ADJUSTED THE MIXTURE CONTRO , APPLIED FULL PROPELLOR RPM, AND REPOSITIONED THE FUEL SELECTOR, IN AN AT TEMPT TO REGAIN ENGINE POWER; HOWEVER, NO CHANGE IN ENGINE POWER WAS NOTED. THE PILOT CONTACTED THE WESTHEIMER AIRPORT, AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. WITH THE PROPELLER WIND MILLING, THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD. DURING THE TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CONTACTED A "DRAINAGE TERRACE", THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. ACCORDING TO AN FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, AFTER THE AIRPLANE WAS TURNED UPRIGHT, THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS FOUND EMPTY, AND LEFT FUEL TANK CONTAINED RESIDUAL FUEL. THE RIGHT FUEL CAP WAS FOUND UNLOCKED AND HANGING OUT OF THE FUEL CELL BY ITS RETAINING CHAIN. THE PILOT ADDED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH LONG-RANGE 88-GALLON CAPACITY FUEL TANKS AND HAS AN ENDURANCE OF APPROX. 6 HOURS AND 45 MINUTES OF FLIGHT TIME. THE PILOT STATED THAT SOME OF THE FUEL MAY HAVE BEEN SYPHONED OUT OF THE FUEL TANK DUE TO A LOOSE FUEL CAP. (.4)ON MARCH 2, 2001, AT 1545 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 182P SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N4721K, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING F OLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR TUTTLE, OKLAHOMA. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY KREMMLING FLYING, INC., OF KREMMLING, COLORADO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED KREMMLING, COLORADO, AT 1045 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AND WAS DESTINED FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA WESTHEIMER AIRPORT NEAR NORMAN, OKLAHOMA. THE PILOT STATED THAT PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE TOPPED OFF. APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES FROM THE INTENDED DESTINATION, AT 3,500 FEET MSL, THE ENGINE RPM BEGAN TO DECREASE. THE PILOT PULLED THE CARBURETOR HEAT ON, AND THE "RPMS PICKED BACK UP." APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS LATER, THE ENGINE RPM STARTED TO DECREASE AGAIN. THE PILOT ADJUSTED THE MIXTURE CONTROL, APPLIED FULL PROPELLER RPM, AND REPOSITIONED THE FUEL SELECTOR, IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN ENGINE POWER; HOWEVER, NO CHANGE IN ENGINE POWER WAS NOTED. THE PILOT CONTACTED THE WESTHEIMER CONTROL TOWER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. WITH THE PROPELLER WINDMILLING, THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD. DURING THE TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CONTACTED A "DRAINAGE TERRACE," AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. ACCORDING TO AN FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, AFTER THE AIRPLANE WAS TURNED UPRIGHT, THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS FOUND EMPTY, AND THE LEFT FUEL TANK CONTAINED RESIDUAL FUEL. THE RIGHT FUEL CAP WAS FOUND UNLOCKED AND HANGING OUT OF THE FUEL CELL BY ITS RETAINING CHAIN. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH LONG-RANGE 88-GALLON CAPACITY FUEL TANKS AND HAD AN ENDURANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 6 HOURS AND 45 MINUTES OF FLIGHT TIME. THE PILOT STATED THAT SOME OF THE FUEL MAY HAVE BEEN SYPHONED OUT OF THE FUEL TANK DUE TO A LOOSE FUEL CAP. ## 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 FTW01LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA074), Mar 2, 2001: Cessna 182P (N4721K), Tuttle, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion due to a loose fuel cap as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight. A contributory factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.