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FAA accident report · Cessna 180F · Fairbanks, AK · August 25, 2003

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Date
August 25, 2003 · 20:00 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2117Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC03LA103
Reported as
Cessna 180F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
30 total
N2117ZRegistered now · Cessna 180FS/N 18051217 · Built 1963Airframe modelCessna 180FEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) privacy data omitted while returning to Fairbanks from a hunting camp in the manly hot springs (paml) area, the aircraft ran out of fuel and the PIC, Mr. Schmit attempted a landing on a logging road located 24 miles southwest of the Fairbanks area. Mr. Schmit was unable to keep the aircraft on the road, and the aircraft exited the road and ran into some tree stumps. The aircraft ground looped and came to rest upside down and sustained substantial damage; both pilot and passenger were uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHILE RETURNING TO FAIRBANKS FROM A HUNTING CAMP IN THE MANLY HOT SPRINGS (PAML) AREA, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND THE PIC, MR. SCHMIT ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON A LOGGING ROAD LOCATED 24 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE FAIRBANKS AREA. MR. SCHMIT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE ROAD, AND THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE ROAD AND RAN INTO SOME TREE STUMPS. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE; BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC03LA103Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNenana, AKThe pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion, which resulted in a loss of engine power and a forced landing in unsuitable terrain.Aug 26, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2117Z · 1

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

Accident 19910404009129AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Fairbankser, AKEngine backfired,lost power. Nosed over landing in deep snow on frozen river. Carburetor bowl drain plug missing.Apr 4, 1991 · Substantial damage