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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Middleton, ID · June 25, 2005

Date: June 25, 2005 · 12:16 local
Place: Middleton, ID
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2153G
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA05LA127
Reported as: Cessna 182A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 916 total144 in this make and model89 in the last 90 days

N2153GRegistration cancelled May 15, 2015 · Cessna 182AS/N 51453 · Built 1958 Airframe modelCessna 182A Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The aircraft was being operated by a parachute business and had dropped all jumpers. On the descent back to the remote airstrip from which the company operated, the aircraft lost power. The pilot was not able to make it back to the airstrip and landed in rough terrain. The aircraft struck some power lines, flew through a wire fence and flipped over. When the aircraft was recovered by salvage crews it was discovered that the aircraft had less than five gallons of fuel in the tanks. However, the aircraft was on its top for three days before salvage crews could get to the site to put the aircraft upright. The pilot received a head injury and a broken ankle. He has no memory of the crash landing. He does recall that he added fuel to the aircraft just prior to the flight. His calculations of the fuel remaining in the wings would be 10 to 12 gallons of fuel.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY A PARACHUTE BUSINESS AND HAD DROPPED ALL JUMPERS. ON THE DESCENT BACK TO THE REMOTE AIRSTRIP FROM WHICH THE COMPANY OPERATED, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRSTRIP AND LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SOME POWER LINES, FLEW THROUGH A WIRE FENCE AND FLIPPED OVER. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED BY SALVAGE CREWS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD LESS THAN FIVE GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE TANKS. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON ITS TOP FOR THREE DAYS BEFORE SALVAGE CREWS COULD GET TO THE SITE TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT UPRIGHT. THE PILOT RECEIVED A HEAD INJURY AND A BROKEN ANKLE. HE HAS NO MEMORY OF THE CRASH LANDING. HE DOES RECALL THAT HE ADDED FUEL TO THE AIRCRAFT JUST PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. HIS CALCULATIONS OF THE FUEL REMAINING IN THE WINGS WOULD BE 10 TO 12 GALLONS OF FUEL.

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 SEA05LA127Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStar, IDA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor contributing to the accident were the transmission wires.Jun 25, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2153G · 2

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

Incident 20010826024859INormal Cruise · Star, ID(-23) On approach to land after releasing skydivers the aircraft encountered turbulance and the engine stopped. Pilot elected to make an off airport land rather than try to reach the destination airport. Aircraft landed without incident, no injuries, no…Aug 26, 2001 Accident 19940227002949AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Nampa, IDLost power returning from fifth jump flight. Hit barbed wire fence landing. Low fuel had unported.Feb 27, 1994 · Substantial damage