# Accident 20090707010879A: Cessna 182Q, Ballinger, TX, July 7, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2009, 19:53 local time
- Place: Ballinger, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7747° N, 100.0361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7747&lon=-100.0361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7589S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7589S-2010-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 300 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA419) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090707010879A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON JULY 7, 2009, N7589S, A CESSNA 182Q, DEPARTED COLORADO CITY, TEXAS (T88) ENROUTE TO BALLINGER, TEXAS (E30), EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION AND WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A FIELD.  THE PILOT COULD NOT GET FUEL AT T88, SO THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLY TO E30 TO REFUEL.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, FUSELAGE, AND NOSE LANDING GEAR.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN09CA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA419), Jul 7, 2009: Cessna 182Q (N7589S), Ballinger, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning.

## Other reports on N7589S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910824036829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910824036829A), Aug 24, 1991: Cessna 182Q (N7589S), Columbia, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Made go around and landed without incident. Found damaged firewall and bulkhead.

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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