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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 182Q · Puyallup, WA · May 1, 2009

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Date
May 1, 2009 · 15:15 local
Place
Puyallup, WA
Airport
Pierce County - Thun Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N382CH
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR09LA223
Reported as
Cessna 182Q
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total100 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N382CHRegistration cancelled Jun 14, 2017 · Cessna 182QS/N 18267390 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna 182QEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) privacy data omitted an airline transport rated pilot departed Pierce county airport Thun field at approximately 1515 lclc on 05/01/2009 in the pilots Cessna 182, when the aircraft lost power. This was the aircraft's first flight after an annual inspection was performed, the tanks had been drained and the inner connect hoses replaced. After landing the aircraft flipped over, a small drip was noticed coming from the aircraft. Upon investigation, it was determined thata a mechanic had refueled the aircraft out of the same 55 gallon drum the fuel had been drained into. The mechanic/ia stated that he had drained 40 gallons from the aircraft and refueled the aircraft with 20 gallons a side. Upon inspector arrival, 25 gallons was drained from the right tank and the left tank contained no fuel. In a phone conversation with the pilot, he stated that due to health problems he is unable to visually verify the fuel quantity inside the tanks and the fuel totalizer indicated the same as it did when he had last flown the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT DEPARTED PIERCE COUNTY AIRPORT THUN FIELD AT APPROXIMATELY 1515 LCLC ON 05/01/2009 IN THE PILOTS CESSNA 182, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. THIS WAS THE AIRCRAFT'S FIRST FLIGHT AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, THE TANKS HAD BEEN DRAINED AND THE INNER CONNECT HOSES REPLACED. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER, A SMALL DRIP WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THATA A MECHANIC HAD REFUELED THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE SAME 55 GALLON DRUM THE FUEL HAD BEEN DRAINED INTO. THE MECHANIC/IA STATED THAT HE HAD DRAINED 40 GALLONS FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND REFUELED THE AIRCRAFT WITH 20 GALLONS A SIDE. UPON INSPECTOR ARRIVAL, 25 GALLONS WAS DRAINED FROM THE RIGHT TANK AND THE LEFT TANK CONTAINED NO FUEL. IN A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT, HE STATED THAT DUE TO HEALTH PROBLEMS HE IS UNABLE TO VISUALLY VERIFY THE FUEL QUANTITY INSIDE THE TANKS AND THE FUEL TOTALIZER INDICATED THE SAME AS IT DID WHEN HE HAD LAST FLOWN THE AIRCRAFT.

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 WPR09LA223Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPuyallup, WAA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot’s failure to verify the fuel levels in the tanks, and, his failure to select the proper fuel tank.May 1, 2009 · Substantial damage