# Accident 20070505019559A: Cessna 182A, Marston Mills, MA, May 5, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2007, 11:05 local time
- Place: Marston Mills, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6853° N, 70.4022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6853&lon=-70.4022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N403RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N403RA-2012-09-10) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 600 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070505019559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRPLANE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE HAD FULL FUEL TANKS THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS EFORE RETURNING TO THE CAPE COD AIRPORT TO FLY PARACHUTE JUMPERS. HE FLEW PARACHUTISTS UP TO APPROXIMATELY 9,500 TO 10,000 FEET ON THREE SEPARATE FLIGHTS. AFTER THE THIRD PARACHUTIST DROP, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON THE BASE LEG AT THE CAPE COD AIRPORT AT 800 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND THEN FINALLY STOPPED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT THINK HE COULD MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT, AND DECIDED TO MAKE AN OFF FIELD LANDING. AS HE WAS HEADING TOWARDS THE BACKYARD OF A HOME, THE PLANE HIT TREES, THE ROOF OF THE HOUSE, AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS BUT NON LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. ONLY 3 GALLONS OF FUEL COULD BE RECOVERED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT THE SCENE, AND THERE WAS NO FIRE OR EVIDENCE OF SPILLAGE. REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE MANUFACTURERS FOUND NO FUEL IN THE CARBURETOR BOWL OR THE FUEL LINES. THE ENGINE DID RUN DURING THE POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BY THE ARICRAFT AND ENGINE MANUFACTURERS.

## 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 MIA07LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA092), May 5, 2007: Cessna 182A (N403RA), Marstons Mill, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning and preparation resulting in an in-flight loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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