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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182E · Santa Teresa, NM · May 22, 2004

Date: May 22, 2004 · 09:50 local
Place: Santa Teresa, NM
Airport: Santa Teresa Airport
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2852Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN04LA077
Reported as: Cessna 182E
Reported engine: Continental O470*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,300 total1,500 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N2852YRegistered now · Cessna 182ES/N 18253852 · Built 1962 Airframe modelCessna 182E Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On may 22, 2004 at 0950 MDT, a Cessna 182, N2852Y, registered to robert h. kern, landed short of runway 28, dona ana county airport, Santa Teresa, new Mexico, while returning from dropping skydivers. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the certificated commercial pilot was not injured. The flight originated at Santa Teresa, new Mexico on may 22, 2004 at 0910 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 22, 2004 AT 0950 MDT, A CESSNA 182, N2852Y, REGISTERED TO ROBERT H. KERN, LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 28, DONA ANA COUNTY AIRPORT, SANTA TERESA, NEW MEXICO, WHILE RETURNING FROM DROPPING SKYDIVERS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SANTA TERESA, NEW MEXICO ON MAY 22, 2004 AT 0910 MDT.

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 DEN04LA077Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSanta Teresa, NMthe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and decision-making, which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing factors to the accident were the fuel exhaustion and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.May 22, 2004 · Substantial damage