# Accident 20021018032679A: Cessna 182B, Somerville, VA, October 18, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2002, 15:15 local time
- Place: Somerville, VA
- Airport: Hartwood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4844° N, 77.6128° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4844&lon=-77.6128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2718G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2718G-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021018032679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AFTER TAKE OFF AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND IMPACTED GROUND. INVESTIGATION REVEALED AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT FUEL IN TANKS. PILOT RECEIVED 35 STITCHES IN FOREHEAD. LAST BFR 03/31/01

## 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 NYC03LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA009), Oct 18, 2002: Cessna 182B (N2718G), Hartwood, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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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