# Accident 20060424008429A: Cessna 182B, Gainesville, GA, April 24, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2006, 11:30 local time
- Place: Gainesville, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2703° N, 83.8244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2703&lon=-83.8244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7110E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7110E-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060424008429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 24, 2006 AT 1145 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, N7110E (CESSNA 182B) PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CAME TO REST IN THE TOPS OF TWO LARGE OAK TREES. THIS WAS A FORCED LANDING THAT TOOK PLACE NEAR GAINESVILLE, GA IN HALL COUNTY LOCATED OFF HIGHWAY 129 NEAR BARETT ROAD. THE TREES' LIMBS BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME INVERTED AND FALL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON ITS ROOF. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MASSEY RANCH AIRPARK, NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA, ON APRIL 24, 2006, AT 0845. (WITNESS NEAR THE CRASH SITE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING LOW OVER THE TREES AND THE PROPELLER SEEMED TO BE MOTIONLESS. THE WITNESS ALSO STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING NOISES THAT SOUNDED AS IF THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO RESTART THE ENGINE PRIOR TO THE CRASH).

## 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 ATL06LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA069), Apr 24, 2006: Cessna 182B (N7110E), Gainesville, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots improper preflight planning and preparation which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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