# Accident 20031007026599A: Cessna 182A, Primm, NV, October 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Place: Primm, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7300° N, 115.4533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7300&lon=-115.4533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3904D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3904D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 718 total, 15 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031007026599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 10/07/2003, AT ABOUT 1330 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 182-A AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JEAN, NV AIRPORT (OL7) FOLLOWING A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. POWER CONTROL (THROTTLE) WAS PULLED BACK TOWARES IDLE, MIXTURE CONTROL-FULL RICH, PROPELLER CONTROL-HIGH RPM, CARBURETOR HEAT-PULLED BACK, PRIMER CLOSED, FUEL SELECTOR SELECTED TO BOTH, FUEL FILTER (GASCOLATOR) EMPTY, REMOVED MAIN FUEL LINE FROM GASCOLATOR TO THE CARBURETOR-NO INDICATION OF FUEL. BOTH WINGS WERE REMOVED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE AND WERE ABLE TO DRAIN A TOTAL OF 3 GALLONS OF FUEL FROM BOTH WING TANKS.

## 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 LAX04LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA005), Oct 7, 2003: Cessna 182A (N3904D), Jean, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.

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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