# Accident 20060706015869A: Cessna 182A, Jackson, MI, July 6, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2006, 12:35 local time
- Place: Jackson, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2597° N, 84.4594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2597&lon=-84.4594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4780D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4780D-2008-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 83 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060706015869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT OPERATING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION RESULTING IN AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI06CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA176), Jul 6, 2006: Cessna 182A (N4780D), Jackson, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning which led to the exhaustion of the fuel supply during the flight. The overload failure of the nose landing gear was a factor.

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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