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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Watertown, SD · July 31, 2009

Date: July 31, 2009 · 10:15 local
Place: Watertown, SD
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2131G
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09CA519
Reported as: Cessna 182A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,143 total500 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

N2131GRegistration cancelled May 15, 2015 · Cessna 182AS/N 51431 · Built 1958 Airframe modelCessna 182A Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

The pilot stated he was 3.25 hours into a 5 hour flight when the engine quit. He landed in a field 13 se of Watertown, SD. The aircraft received substatntial damage to the belly, firewall, prop, and landing grear. The pilot and 2 passengers were not injured. The was a large blue stain under the right wing, indicating a fuel leak. The pilot said the right fuel guage indicated it contained fuel.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS 3.25 HOURS INTO A 5 HOUR FLIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. HE LANDED IN A FIELD 13 SE OF WATERTOWN, SD. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTATNTIAL DAMAGE TO THE BELLY, FIREWALL, PROP, AND LANDING GREAR. THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE WAS A LARGE BLUE STAIN UNDER THE RIGHT WING, INDICATING A FUEL LEAK. THE PILOT SAID THE RIGHT FUEL GUAGE INDICATED IT CONTAINED FUEL.

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 CEN09CA519Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWatertown, SDA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of a fuel tank leak. Contributing to the accident was the reported malfunction of the fuel gauge.Jul 31, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2131G · 1

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

Accident 19930603020959AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Stratton, COUnforecast weather closed in en route. Landed on a road,ran off side of road and nosed up in mud.Jun 3, 1993 · Substantial damage