# Accident 20070313003749A: Cessna 182H, Phoenix, AZ, March 13, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2007, 20:15 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7114° N, 112.1003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7114&lon=-112.1003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1903X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1903X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 860 total, 400 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070313003749A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA07CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA076), Mar 14, 2007: Cessna 182H (N1903X), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of power. A factor was the sign.

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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