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FAA incident report · Cessna 182J · Scott, AR · November 6, 2002

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Date
November 6, 2002 · 21:20 local
Place
Scott, AR
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N2998F
Reported as
Cessna 182J
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
270 total40 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N2998FRegistered now · Cessna 182JS/N 18257098 · Built 1966Airframe modelCessna 182JEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On November 6, 2002, at approximately 2115 CDT, Cessna 182, N2998F, executed an emergency landing near Scott, Arkansas. The private pilot and a certified flight instructor on board stated that the engine failed after experiencing fuel exhaustion. The private pilot, the certified flight instructor, and a minor child (4 years old) were not injured. The aircraft was not damaged. The airplane is registered to hot springs village flyers, inc. and was operated by dennis harbin nooner of bonnerdale, Arkansas. After landing the pilot arranged for aviation fuel to be delivered to the scene. He determined the aircraft was safe for flight, and with the assistance of local law enforcement personnel, executed a night take off from a highway, with the certified flight instructor and the minor child on board. The pilot, and the certified flight instructor, both stated in a telephone interview, that a qualified mechanic did not inspect the airplane, or powerplant, after the engine failure and the emergency landing. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 flight. The flight originated in clemson, south carolina, with an intended destination of hot springs, Arkansas. Preliminary information indicates that the pilot did not correctly calculate the required fuel for the flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 6, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 2115 CDT, CESSNA 182, N2998F, EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR SCOTT, ARKANSAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AFTER EXPERIENCING FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AND A MINOR CHILD (4 YEARS OLD) WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE AIRPLANE IS REGISTERED TO HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE FLYERS, INC. AND WAS OPERATED BY DENNIS HARBIN NOONER OF BONNERDALE, ARKANSAS. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT ARRANGED FOR AVIATION FUEL TO BE DELIVERED TO THE SCENE. HE DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT WAS SAFE FOR FLIGHT, AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, EXECUTED A NIGHT TAKE OFF FROM A HIGHWAY, WITH THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE MINOR CHILD ON BOARD. THE PILOT, AND THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, BOTH STATED IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THAT A QUALIFIED MECHANIC DID NOT INSPECT THE AIRPLANE, OR POWERPLANT, AFTER THE ENGINE FAILURE AND THE EMERGENCY LANDING. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE PILOT DID NOT CORRECTLY CALCULATE THE REQUIRED FUEL FOR THE FLIGHT.