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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182C · Moneta, VA · March 24, 2002

Date: March 24, 2002 · 13:00 local
Place: Moneta, VA
Airport: Smith Mountain Lake Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8667T
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC02LA074
Reported as: Cessna 182C
Reported engine: Continental O470L
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 484 total8 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N8667TRegistration cancelled May 15, 2013 · Cessna 182CS/N 52567 · Built 1926 Airframe modelCessna 182C Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) On March 24, at about 1300, during approach to land at the Smith Mountain Lake Airport (W91) the aircraft engine quit at approximately 2500 feet MSL. The pilot began an emergency landing in a field approximately 1.4 miles northeast of the airport. The pilot managed to get the engine restarted and began a go-around. The aircraft climbed approximately 50 feet, and the engine quit again. The aircraft landed in a field. The pilot sustained minor injuries to his forehead. The nose gear collapsed damaging the engine mount, firewall, and bottom of the fuselage. The fuselage and right main landing gear bent from the force of the impact. The propeller damage indicates the engine was not making power at the time of impact. Investigation revealed that the left wing fuel tank was dry/empty, and the right wing fuel tank had less than a gallon. The fuel lines in the carburetor and the gascolator were empty; the carburetor bowl had about 5 tablespoons of fuel. Fuel starvation is indicated.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 24, AT ABOUT 1300, DURING APPROACH TO LAND AT THE SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE AIRPORT (W91) THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT AT APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET MSL. THE PILOT BEGAN AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1.4 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT MANAGED TO GET THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND BEGAN A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, AND THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS FOREHEAD. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DAMAGING THE ENGINE MOUNT, FIREWALL, AND BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE. THE FUSELAGE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BENT FROM THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT. THE PROPELLER DAMAGE INDICATES THE ENGINE WAS NOT MAKING POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK WAS DRY/EMPTY, AND THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK HAD LESS THAN A GALLON. THE FUEL LINES IN THE CARBURETOR AND THE GASCOLATOR WERE EMPTY; THE CARBURETOR BOWL HAD ABOUT 5 TABLESPOONS OF FUEL. FUEL STARVATION IS INDICATED.

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 NYC02LA074Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMoneta, VAThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.Mar 24, 2002 · Substantial damage