# Accident 20020619014309A: Cessna 182Q, Leomore, TN, June 19, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 19, 2002, 14:16 local time - Place: Leomore, TN - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.1267° N, 87.3544° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1267&lon=-87.3544&mi=10 - Aircraft: N759TY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N759TY) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q - Reported engine: CONT O470* - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 800 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA127) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020619014309A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) N759TY, CE-182 WAS EN ROUTE FROM HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS TO FAYETTEVILLE, TENNESSEE, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. DURING THE LANDING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER INVERTED. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. AN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS BY THE NTSB, NUMBER ATL02LA127. (.4) ON JUNE 19, 2002, ABOUT 1400 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182Q, N759TY, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN THE VICINITY OF LAWRENCEBURG, TENNESSEE, AND NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING TO AN OPEN FIELD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VISUAL FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND COMMERCIAL RATED PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, AT 1154. THE PILOT STATED SHE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 4,000 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT AND STARTED AGAIN BY ITSELF. THE ENGINE DID THIS TWO MORE TIMES AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO LOSE ALTITUDE. SHE ACTIVAT ED HER GPS TO DETERMINE THE NEAREST AIRPORT. THE COMPUTER INDICATED AN AIRPORT WAS 8 MILES NORTH OF THEIR LOCATION. SHE REALIZED SHE COULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT AND INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD. ON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH PLOWED FURROWS AND NOSED OVER INVERTED. THE POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL TANKS WERE NOT RUPTURED. THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK HAD A TIGHT SEAL AND THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE RIGHT FUEL CAP WAS LOOSE AND THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF FUEL STREAKING ON THE TOP OF THE RIGHT WING. NO FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK. ABOUT 6 OUNCES OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE GASCOLATOR. THE AIRPLANE ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHE REFUELED THE AIRPLANE TWICE BEFORE DEPARTING ON THE VISUAL FLIGHT. SHE COMPLETED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AFTER SHE REFUELED THE FIRST TIME AND VISUALLY CHECKED THE FUEL CAP. SHE DECIDED TO ADD MORE FUEL TO THE AIRPLANE BEFORE SHE DEPARTED. THE REFUELER ADDED THE FUEL BUT THE PILOT DID NOT CHECK THE FUEL CAPS BEFORE SHE DEPARTED. ## 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 ATL02LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA127), Jun 19, 2002: Cessna 182Q (N759TY), Lawrenceburg, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to secure the fuel cap after refueling that resulted in fuel siphoning from the right main fuel tank and the subsequent fuel supply exhaustion, and the total 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. --- 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.