# Accident 20070417005069A: Cessna 182B, St Marys, GA, April 17, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2007, 15:00 local time
- Place: St Marys, GA
- Airport: St Marys Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7530° N, 81.5588° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at St Marys Airport (4J6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7530&lon=-81.5588&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2455G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2455G-2015-05-15) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 366 total, 245 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070417005069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED SHE TURNED FINAL AND WAS ABOUT 500 FEET WHEN THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT CHECKED TO ENSURE THE MAGNETOS AND THE FUEL SELECTORS WERE ON THE BOTH POSITION, AND ESTABLISHED A GLIDE. THE PILOT STATED SHE DID NOT VERIFY THE FUEL QUANTITY IN THE FUEL GAUGE. THE PILOT STATED SHE REALIZED SHE COULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TOPS OF 60 FOOT TALL TREES. THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE PITCHED DOWN AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN A NOSE DOWN LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN OUT AND SHE EXITED THE AIRPLANE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AFTER RELEASING HER SEATBELT AND SHOULDER HARNESS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2455G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030510014749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030510014749I), May 10, 2003: Cessna 182B (N2455G), Deland, FL, Minor damage. (-23) The pic/owner and sole occupant attempted to turn onto a taxiway during landing rollout, and realized that he might not be able to complete the turn…

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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