# Accident 20060725015959A: Cessna 182D, Santa Clarita, CA, July 25, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2006, 12:06 local time
- Place: Santa Clarita, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4283° N, 118.4842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4283&lon=-118.4842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8961X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8961X-2008-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182D (registry code 2072710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060725015959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE WAS OVER LAKE HUGHES WHEN THE ENGINE "SPUTTERED." HE THOUGHT THE LEFT TANK WAS EMPTY, AND SWITCHED TO THE RIGHT TANK, THEN TO BOTH. THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 8 MINUTES LONGER, AND THEN QUIT. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENGINE, THE PILOT EXECUTED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN THE SANTA CLARITA RIVER BED NEAR SOLEDAD CANYON ROAD. DURING ROLL OUT FROM THE LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN TIRE CAUGHT A RUT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT AND COLLIDE WITH A PILE OF BOULDERS, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. AN FAA INSPECTOR RESPONDED TO THE SCENE. AFTER LEVELING THE AIRPLANE, THE INSPECTOR NOTED THAT BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TANKS WERE EMPTY. THE FUEL STRAINER, LOCATED ON THE FIRE WALL, CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY ONE CUP OF FUEL. THE INSPECTOR NOTED SUBSTANTIAL FRESH BLUE STAINING ON THE RIGHT WING FROM THE FUEL CAP TO THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE WING. THE RIGHT FUEL CAP FILLER NECK SEAL WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE SPLIT. NO FUEL SPILLS WERE NOTED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TOPPED OFF THE TANKS AT CAMERON AIR PARK, AND PRODUCED A FUEL RECEIPT FOR 33.3 GALLONS OF 100 LL, WHICH HE HAD PURCHASED PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT TO WHITEMAN, CA, HIS INTENDEDDESTINATION.

## 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 LAX06CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA244), Jul 25, 2006: Cessna 182D (N8961X), Santa Clarita, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. The fuel exhaustion was the result of a split O-ring on the right fuel cap, which allowed fuel to siphon out of the right fuel tank during 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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