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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182G · Fairfield, ID · September 8, 2007

Date: September 8, 2007 · 10:15 local
Place: Fairfield, ID
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2420R
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA07LA255
Reported as: Cessna 182G
Reported engine: Continental IO470F
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total2,000 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N2420RRegistration cancelled Mar 20, 2018 · Cessna 182GS/N 18255520 · Built 1964 Airframe modelCessna 182G Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On September 8, 2007 about 10 am local time, Cessna 182G, N2420R, serial number 182255520 experienced loss of engine power while on a personal flight 20 miles north of Fairfield Idaho. Pilot stated the "engine just stopped", and he started to look for a place to set his aircraft down due to the terrain he was flying in at the time. The aircraft made a forced landing in a small field doing substantial damage to the nose and firewall. Investigation of this aircraft and examination showed no fuel in either left or right fuel tank or header tank just forward of firewall. No fuel was noted at fuel injector spider on top of engine. No fuel was noted at the accident site on the ground or outside skins of this aircraft. This aircraft was recovered by insurance and they also found no fuel in the system at the time wings were removed. Fuel gauges indicators were turned on at accident scene which also indicated empty.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2007 ABOUT 10 AM LOCAL TIME, CESSNA 182G, N2420R, SERIAL NUMBER 182255520 EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT 20 MILES NORTH OF FAIRFIELD IDAHO. PILOT STATED THE "ENGINE JUST STOPPED", AND HE STARTED TO LOOK FOR A PLACE TO SET HIS AIRCRAFT DOWN DUE TO THE TERRAIN HE WAS FLYING IN AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A SMALL FIELD DOING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AND FIREWALL. INVESTIGATION OF THIS AIRCRAFT AND EXAMINATION SHOWED NO FUEL IN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT FUEL TANK OR HEADER TANK JUST FORWARD OF FIREWALL. NO FUEL WAS NOTED AT FUEL INJECTOR SPIDER ON TOP OF ENGINE. NO FUEL WAS NOTED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE ON THE GROUND OR OUTSIDE SKINS OF THIS AIRCRAFT. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED BY INSURANCE AND THEY ALSO FOUND NO FUEL IN THE SYSTEM AT THE TIME WINGS WERE REMOVED. FUEL GAUGES INDICATORS WERE TURNED ON AT ACCIDENT SCENE WHICH ALSO INDICATED EMPTY.

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 SEA07LA255Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairfield, IDThe loss of engine power as a result of fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Sep 8, 2007 · Substantial damage