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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Prescott, AZ · May 4, 2008

Date: May 4, 2008 · 21:02 local
Place: Prescott, AZ
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6320B
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX08LA127
Reported as: Cessna 182A
Reported engine: Continental O470*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 130 total40 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N6320BRegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2012 · Cessna 182AS/N 34220 · Built 1957 Airframe modelCessna 182A Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) N6320B departed kmev flying over klas en route tokprc. Engine failed eight miles north of kprc. Aircraft was airborne 4.2 hours. During night emergency landing, aircraft impacted ground nose low. The nose wheel strut was sheared off, causing damage to the nose cowling and wing tips and buckled the fuselage. Engine failed 2,000 feet AGL. Pilot stated he verified position of fuel selector on both, mixture rich, propeller forward, mag switch both, and then the ground came up quickly.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N6320B DEPARTED KMEV FLYING OVER KLAS EN ROUTE TOKPRC. ENGINE FAILED EIGHT MILES NORTH OF KPRC. AIRCRAFT WAS AIRBORNE 4.2 HOURS. DURING NIGHT EMERGENCY LANDING, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND NOSE LOW. THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT WAS SHEARED OFF, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE COWLING AND WING TIPS AND BUCKLED THE FUSELAGE. ENGINE FAILED 2,000 FEET AGL. PILOT STATED HE VERIFIED POSITION OF FUEL SELECTOR ON BOTH, MIXTURE RICH, PROPELLER FORWARD, MAG SWITCH BOTH, AND THEN THE GROUND CAME UP QUICKLY.

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 LAX08LA127Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPrescott, AZA loss of engine power from fuel starvation due to the pilot's mismanagement of the fuel system and failure to select a tank containing fuel.May 5, 2008 · Substantial damage