# Accident 20050831022569A: Cessna 182R, New Ulm, MN, August 31, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2005, 10:00 local time
- Place: New Ulm, MN
- Airport: New Ulm Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3194° N, 94.5022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3194&lon=-94.5022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505NR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N505NR-2007-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 350 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05TA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05TA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050831022569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, FOLLOWING TAKE-OFF AND MADE A FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT. CANNOT MAKE A POSITIVE DETERMINATION AS TO WHY THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED FUEL STARVATION. THE ENGINE WAS THOROUGHLY INSPECTED FOR ALL SYSTEM CONTINUITY. THE ENGINE WAS PRIMED AND RUN WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE POSSIBILITY OF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE BEING IN THE OFF POSITION AND NOT NOTICED BY THE PILOT DUE TO A LARGE CASE USED FOR THE STORAGAE OF MAPS AND CHARTS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT OBSTRUCTED HIS VIEW. PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD CHECKED THE POSITION. THIS AIRCRAFT HAD AN ENGINE CONVERSION WHICH REQUIRED THE INSTALLATION OF A "HEADER TANK" IN THE CABIN. THE QUANTITY OF THE TANK WOULD HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENT FOR A TAXI AND RUN-UP THEN ON CLIMBOUT, BEEN DEPLETED. THE PILOT STATED THAT "THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS CYCLED TO ALL POSITIONS" WITH NO LUCK.

## 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 CHI05TA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05TA251), Aug 31, 2005: Cessna 182R (N505NR), New Ulm, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons resulting in a forced landing. A contributing factor was the soft terrain condition.

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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