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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182G · Lebanon, IN · March 17, 2006

Date: March 17, 2006 · 15:16 local
Place: Lebanon, IN
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3675U
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI06CA093
Reported as: Cessna 182G
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 820 total5 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) On March 17, 2006 a CE-182 being used on an instructional flight made an off airport landing due to fuel starvation. The aircraft had been operated for approximately 5.0 hours without being refueled after the owner/student pilot (had not received a student pilot certificate prior to this date) conducted an unsupervised pre-flight by using the aircrafts fuel gauges only. Neither the student nor the instructor visually check the fuel tanks. On the landing rollout, the aircraft's nose gear was sheared off when it made contact with a small ditch causing the plane to flip over on its back. This caused damage to the firewall, nose compartment, wings, and fuselage. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 17, 2006 A CE-182 BEING USED ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN OPERATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 5.0 HOURS WITHOUT BEING REFUELED AFTER THE OWNER/STUDENT PILOT (HAD NOT RECEIVED A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE PRIOR TO THIS DATE) CONDUCTED AN UNSUPERVISED PRE-FLIGHT BY USING THE AIRCRAFTS FUEL GAUGES ONLY. NEITHER THE STUDENT NOR THE INSTRUCTOR VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL TANKS. ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF WHEN IT MADE CONTACT WITH A SMALL DITCH CAUSING THE PLANE TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, NOSE COMPARTMENT, WINGS, AND FUSELAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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 CHI06CA093Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLebanon, INFailure by the flightcrew (dual student and flight instructor) to accurately determine the fuel quantity prior to flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. An additional cause was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight due to his…Mar 17, 2006 · Substantial damage