# Accident 20020915026579A: Cessna TR182, Twin Falls, ID, September 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2002, 08:35 local time
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Airport: Twin Falls-Sun Valley Reg Josl
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4839° N, 114.4883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4839&lon=-114.4883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738GX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738GX-2003-01-10) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020915026579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 12 WITH A QUARTERING CROSSWIND THE AIRCRAFT WENT LEFT OF THE RUNWAY TO THE RAMP AREA. A GO AROUND WAS ENACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FUEL TRUCK WHICH WAS PARKED IN ALONG WITH OTHER FUEL TRUCKS ON THE RAMP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT AND EXPLOSION, AND THE POST IMPACT FIRE CONSUMED MOST OF THE WRECKAGE ALONG WITH THREE FUEL TRUCKS. AIRMAN FLIGHT TIME, AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME AND REGULATORY CHECK RIDE INFORMATION MISSING DUE TO DESTROYED OR MISSING LOGS.

## 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 SEA02FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA175), Sep 15, 2002: Cessna TR182 (N738GX), Twin Falls, ID, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment and his failure to execute a timely go-around maneuver resutling in the aircraft's impacting a parked fuel truck well clear of the runway safety area.…

## Other reports on N738GX (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19861130078439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861130078439I), Nov 30, 1986: Cessna TR182 (N738GX), Franklin, CA, Minor damage. Landed aircraft with gear retracted. Pilot stated gear warning horn did not sound.

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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