What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 02, 2002 at approx. 16:45 CST, Cessna 182, N3146S, a general aviation aircraft impacted a levee in a rice field and ended up inverted short of a private grass strip two miles west of truman, Arkansas. The aircraft is registered to silver air inc. and was operated by phillip miller of judsonia, Arkansas. The pilot and one passenger received minor injuries, cuts to the lip for the pilot and a broken wrist for the passenger. The pilot holds multiengine land/commercial and is instrument rated. Flight was operated under IFR flight plan. Accident occured under visual meteorological conditions. A IFR flight plan was filed for the code of federal regulations part 91 flight. The flight originated in Newport, Arkansas (M19) and continued to leavenworth Kansas, (flv) and was to return to Newport, Arkansas. Preliminary investigation include statements from ground personnel at refueling points indicating the fuel cap on the lt main fuel tank was broken and the pilot and passenger were both aware. This is the probable cause of the fuel depletion.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 02, 2002 AT APPROX. 16:45 CST, CESSNA 182, N3146S, A GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A LEVEE IN A RICE FIELD AND ENDED UP INVERTED SHORT OF A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP TWO MILES WEST OF TRUMAN, ARKANSAS. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO SILVER AIR INC. AND WAS OPERATED BY PHILLIP MILLER OF JUDSONIA, ARKANSAS. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, CUTS TO THE LIP FOR THE PILOT AND A BROKEN WRIST FOR THE PASSENGER. THE PILOT HOLDS MULTIENGINE LAND/COMMERCIAL AND IS INSTRUMENT RATED. FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER IFR FLIGHT PLAN. ACCIDENT OCCURED UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. A IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN NEWPORT, ARKANSAS (M19) AND CONTINUED TO LEAVENWORTH KANSAS, (FLV) AND WAS TO RETURN TO NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INCLUDE STATEMENTS FROM GROUND PERSONNEL AT REFUELING POINTS INDICATING THE FUEL CAP ON THE LT MAIN FUEL TANK WAS BROKEN AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE BOTH AWARE. THIS IS THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE FUEL DEPLETION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.