# Accident 20020428010399A: Cessna TR182, Kersey, CO, April 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2002, 16:30 local time
- Place: Kersey, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Location: 40.3517° N, 104.4683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3517&lon=-104.4683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N787PC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N787PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020428010399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A HIGHWAY NEAR KERSEY, CO, DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 DEN02LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA040), Apr 28, 2002: Cessna TR182 (N787PC), Kersey, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate planning decision which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.

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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