# Accident 20080329014009A: Cessna 182A, Buckeye, AZ, March 29, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2008, 17:00 local time
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4203° N, 112.6861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4203&lon=-112.6861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5931B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5931B-2014-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 760 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080329014009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 1 MILE NORTH OF THE RUNWAY. INVESTIGATORS FROM THIS OFFICE FOUND ZERO FUEL IN LEFT WING AND ONE INCH OF FUEL IN RIGHT WING. NO FUEL WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PROPELLER WAS NOT TURNING FAST WHEN AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND. ENGINE RUN WAS PERFORMED WHILE STILL ON AIRCRAFT WITH WHATEVER FUEL WAS ON BOARD AND FOUND TO RUN NORMAL. OIL PRESSURE AND MAGNETO CHECK WAS GOOD. FUEL GAUGES LEFT AND RIGHT READ EMPTY.

## 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 SEA08LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA100), Mar 30, 2008: Cessna 182A (N5931B), Buckeye, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the soft terrain.

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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