# Accident 20051231029859A: Cessna 182A, Hobbs, NM, December 31, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2005, 11:54 local time
- Place: Hobbs, NM
- Airport: Lea County-Hobbs Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6883° N, 103.2167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6883&lon=-103.2167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4755D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4755D-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051231029859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 31, 2005, AFTER TOPPING OFF THE FUEL TANKS WITH 37.8 GALLONS OF FUEL, THE PILOT AND A PASSENGER DEPARTED HOBBS, NEW MEXICO, ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT TO FLOYDADA, TEXAS. UPON RETURN TO HOBBS, WHILE ON A TWO MILE FINAL APPROACH, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND QUIT. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. WHILE LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR SNAGGED AN ELECTRIC LINE THAT SERVICED AN OIL FIELD PUMP JACK, PULLING THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED HE RAN THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF FUEL.

## 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 DEN06CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA029), Dec 31, 2005: Cessna 182A (N4755D), Hobbs, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot's failure to visually verify the fuel quantity in the fuel tanks prior to departure. Contributing factors include the pilot's inadequate…

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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