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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182H · Phoenix, AZ · March 13, 2007

Date: March 13, 2007 · 20:15 local
Place: Phoenix, AZ
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1903X
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA07CA076
Reported as: Cessna 182H
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 860 total400 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N1903XRegistered now · Cessna 182HS/N 18256003 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna 182H Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft engine failed to operate while in cruise flight due to fuel starvation. On attempted power off emergency landing on a road, the right wing struck a roadside traffic sign about two feet from the outboard wing tip causing substantial damage to the right wing outer skin and forward wing spar. There are no known causal factors at this time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. ON ATTEMPTED POWER OFF EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A ROADSIDE TRAFFIC SIGN ABOUT TWO FEET FROM THE OUTBOARD WING TIP CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING OUTER SKIN AND FORWARD WING SPAR. THERE ARE NO KNOWN CAUSAL FACTORS AT THIS TIME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA07CA076Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPhoenix, AZThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of power. A factor was the sign.Mar 14, 2007 · Substantial damage