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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182L · Cheneyville, LA · June 2, 2007

Date: June 2, 2007
Place: Cheneyville, LA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3356R
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW07CA127
Reported as: Cessna 182L
Reported engine: Continental O470R
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 449 total426 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N3356RRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2013 · Cessna 182LS/N 18258656 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 182L Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During cruise the engine started to run rough and then it quit. The owner/pilot tried to restart the engine but could not, and set up for an emergency landing in a cane field dirt road. Just before the aircraft touched down the engine restarted on its own and the owner/pilot pulled up for more altitude to turn toward a crop duster strip which was close by but the engine quit again. By this time the aircraft was too low and touched down flipping over onto its back. The owner/pilot was taken to the local hospital and had minor injuries to his left hand (7 stitches). During aircraft recovery fuel quantity was drained from each wing tank with the following results: approximately 1 gallon in the right wing, less than 1 gallon in the left wing and 1/2 oz. In the aircraft gascolator (fuel screen and drain).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING CRUISE THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND THEN IT QUIT. THE OWNER/PILOT TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT COULD NOT, AND SET UP FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CANE FIELD DIRT ROAD. JUST BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE ENGINE RESTARTED ON ITS OWN AND THE OWNER/PILOT PULLED UP FOR MORE ALTITUDE TO TURN TOWARD A CROP DUSTER STRIP WHICH WAS CLOSE BY BUT THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN. BY THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO LOW AND TOUCHED DOWN FLIPPING OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE OWNER/PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL AND HAD MINOR INJURIES TO HIS LEFT HAND (7 STITCHES). DURING AIRCRAFT RECOVERY FUEL QUANTITY WAS DRAINED FROM EACH WING TANK WITH THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: APPROXIMATELY 1 GALLON IN THE RIGHT WING, LESS THAN 1 GALLON IN THE LEFT WING AND 1/2 OZ. IN THE AIRCRAFT GASCOLATOR (FUEL SCREEN AND DRAIN).

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 DFW07CA127Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCheneyville, LAThe loss of engine power while climbing due to the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion. A factor associated with the accident was the soft terrain at the forced landing site.Jun 2, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3356R · 1

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

Accident 19730106000339AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Easton, CTPreflt drained water from fuel sys. In flt 30MIN lost pwr,ice found in gascolator,wind gusting 35K.Jan 6, 1973 · Substantial damage