# Accident 20040306002819A: Cessna 182E, Sonora, CA, March 6, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2004, 12:30 local time
- Place: Sonora, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9500° N, 120.5500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9500&lon=-120.5500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2819Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2819Y-2005-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,570 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040306002819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT HAD MADE A FLIGHT FROM GROVELAND, CA (Q68) TO O22 (COLUMBIA, CA) AND WAS RETURNING TO GROVELAND WITH HIS DAUGHTER IN DAY VMC. AFTER TAKEOFF AND LEVELING OFF HE BEGAN TO LEAN THE FUEL MIXTURE AND NOTICED A LARGE DROP OFF IN POWER. HE ENRICHED THE FUEL MIXTURE BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER. HE NOTED THE FUEL TOTALIZER READ 14 GALLONS REMAINING AND QUICKLY PICKED A LANDING SITE. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT REGAIN POWER AND AN OFF FIELD LANDING WAS MADE NEAR A GOLF COURSE. THE AIRPLANE HIT A FENCE ON LANDING ROLL OUT AND WENT OVER DITCH THAT WAS TWO LOWER THAN THE REST OF THE AIRPLANE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL. NO INJURIES REPORTED AND NO FIRE. THE PILOT WHO IS AN A & P MECHANIC TOOK THE WINGS OFF AND NOTED ONLY A SMALL RESIDUAL AMOUNT OF FUEL REMAINING. NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. PILOT UNCERTAIN WHY ELECTRONIC FUEL TOTALIZER READ INCORRECTLY.

## 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 LAX04CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA147), Mar 6, 2004: Cessna 182E (N2819Y), Sonora, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to ensure adequate fuel was aboard, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and 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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