# Accident 20060304003699A: Cessna 180, Spring Hill, FL, March 4, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2006, 10:30 local time
- Place: Spring Hill, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3389° N, 82.5050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3389&lon=-82.5050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9138C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9138C-2008-09-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060304003699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 4, 2006 AT 1030 EDT A CESSNA 180 N9138C, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT PILOT COUNTRY AIRPORT LOCATED IN SPRING HILL, FL AIRPORT ID X05 WHEN HIS ENGINE LOST POWER ON FINAL APPROACH AND LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 36. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT SERIOUSLY INJURED.

## 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 MIA06LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA062), Mar 4, 2006: Cessna 180 (N9138C), Brooksville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight loss of fuel for undetermined reasons which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a forced landing and damage to the airplane during the landing.

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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