# Accident 20070602009129A: Cessna 182L, Cheneyville, LA, June 2, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2007
- Place: Cheneyville, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9564° N, 92.2339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9564&lon=-92.2339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3356R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3356R-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 449 total, 426 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070602009129A

## Narrative

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

(-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).

## 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 DFW07CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA127), Jun 2, 2007: Cessna 182L (N3356R), Cheneyville, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N3356R (1)

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

- [Accident 19730106000339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730106000339A), Jan 6, 1973: Cessna 182L (N3356R), Easton, CT, Substantial damage. Preflt drained water from fuel sys. In flt 30MIN lost pwr,ice found in gascolator,wind gusting 35K.

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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