# Accident 20080820848939A: Cessna 182N, Caldwell, TX, August 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2008, 17:50 local time
- Place: Caldwell, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5083° N, 96.7017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5083&lon=-96.7017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92780, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92780-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 478 total, 121 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080820848939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS EN ROUTE FROM SUGARLAND REGIONAL (SGR) AIRPORT TO WACO REGIONAL (ACT) AIRPORT ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WHEN IT BEGAN TO HAVE INTERMITTENT ENGINE POWER LOSS.  THE PILOT DIVERTED TOWARD THE CALDWELL MUNICIPAL (RWV) AIRPORT TO LAND.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SPORTS FIELD LIGHTING POLE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CALDWELL MUNICIPAL BASEBALL FIELD WHERE IT CRASHED.  AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE SCENE DISCOVERED THE RIGHT HAND WING FUEL TANK CAP LYING ON THE GROUND A FEW YARDS AWAY FROM THE SEMI-DETACHED WING.  THE LEFT HAND WING WAS ALSO PARTIALLY DETACHED WITH THE FUEL TANK CAP IN PLACE.  BOTH WING TANKS WERE FOUND WITH NO RESIDUAL FUEL. BLUE FUEL STREAKS WERE FOUND ALONG THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND ON THE RIGHT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.  THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE "BOTH" POSITION, AND AN EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL LINE TO THE ENGINE FLOW DIVIDER REVEALED NO RESIDUAL FUEL EXISTING IN THE FUEL LINE.

## 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 DFW08LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA210), Aug 20, 2008: Cessna 182 (N92780), Caldwell, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power in flight due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to secure the right wing's fuel cap, leading to fuel being siphoned from the tank during flight.

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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