# Accident 20060411006609A: Cessna TR182, Ft Collins, CO, April 11, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2006, 12:38 local time
- Place: Ft Collins, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5883° N, 105.0417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5883&lon=-105.0417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N729SC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N729SC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 953 total, 310 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060411006609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN WAS ON A ROUND TRIP FLIGHT FROM LARAMIE, WY (LAR) TO CARLSBAD, NM (CNM) WITH A RETURN TO LAR. AIRMAN HAD THE AIRCRAFT FUELED AT CNM USING CALCULATIONS BASED ON PREVIOUS FUEL BURN EXPERIENCE. DURING THE FLIGHT FROM CNM TO LAR, THE AIRMAN STATED HE ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE AND HAD LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR A FEW TIMES FOR STABILITY. CLOSER TO LAR, WHILE BEING VECTORED AROUND CLASS B AIRSPACE (DEN), THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. AIRMAN SWITCHED TANKS AND THE AIRCRAFT REGAINED POWER FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WHILE AIRMAN SET UP AN APPROACH TO FORT COLLINS-LOVELAND AIRPORT (FNL). AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AGAIN AND COULD NOT BE RE-STARTED. AIRMAN TRIMMED FOR BEST GLIDE RATIO, SELECTED AN OPEN FIELD, AND LANDED ON A NORTHERLY HEADING. AFTER A GROUND RUN OF 270 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED A FARM ROAD, HIT A BERM, AND STOPPED AFTER RUNNING INTO A FENCE.

## 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 DEN06LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA059), Apr 11, 2006: Cessna TR182 (N729SC), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper preflight planning, the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane, and the lack of suitable terrain for…

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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