What happened
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(-23) On 7/29/02, Cessna 182 with PIC robert hardy ran out of fuel on approach to Mc Allen, TX airport. The aircraft struck a berm which flipped the aircraft onto its back. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot was the sole occupant, he only sustained minor injuries. A witness helped the pilot out of the aircraft. (.19) on July 29, 2002, at 1053 central daylight time, civil air patrol (cap) flight 4248, a Cessna 182Q single-engine airplane, N4896N, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing following a loss of engine power while on approach at the mcallen Miller International Airport, mcallen, Texas. The airplane was owned and operated by the civil air patrol, inc., of maxwell afb, Alabama. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight departed rio grande city, Texas, at an unknown time. At 0745, the flight departed the Stinson municipal airport, near san antonio, Texas, with 3 passengers aboard t he airplane. The airplane landed at rio grande city, Texas, where the passengers deplaned. According to the pilot, fuel was not available at rio grande city, and the final destination was mcallen for refueling. At 1051:37, the pilot transmitted "mcallen tower this is cap flight 4248, I'm declaring an emergency I'm running out of fuel." During the landing roll, the airplane struck a berm, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The airplane was found in a field approximately 2 1/2 miles short of runway 13.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 7/29/02, CESSNA 182 WITH PIC ROBERT HARDY RAN OUT OF FUEL ON APPROACH TO MC ALLEN, TX AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BERM WHICH FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, HE ONLY SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A WITNESS HELPED THE PILOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. (.19) ON JULY 29, 2002, AT 1053 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, CIVIL AIR PATROL (CAP) FLIGHT 4248, A CESSNA 182Q SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N4896N, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE ON APPROACH AT THE MCALLEN MILLER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MCALLEN, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE CIVIL AIR PATROL, INC., OF MAXWELL AFB, ALABAMA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS, AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. AT 0745, THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE STINSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEAR SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, WITH 3 PASSENGERS ABOARD T HE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE LANDED AT RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS, WHERE THE PASSENGERS DEPLANED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, FUEL WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT RIO GRANDE CITY, AND THE FINAL DESTINATION WAS MCALLEN FOR REFUELING. AT 1051:37, THE PILOT TRANSMITTED "MCALLEN TOWER THIS IS CAP FLIGHT 4248, I'M DECLARING AN EMERGENCY I'M RUNNING OUT OF FUEL." DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A BERM, NOSED OVER, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 MILES SHORT OF RUNWAY 13.
NTSB investigation
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