# Accident 20060317006019A: Cessna 182G, Lebanon, IN, March 17, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2006, 15:16 local time
- Place: Lebanon, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0853° N, 86.3672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0853&lon=-86.3672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3675U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 5 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060317006019A

## Narrative

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

(-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^

## 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 CHI06CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA093), Mar 17, 2006: Cessna 182G (N3675U), Lebanon, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure 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…

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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