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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna T182T · Granite Falls, WA · September 29, 2009

Date: September 29, 2009 · 10:30 local
Place: Granite Falls, WA
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2183P
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09CA474
Reported as: Cessna T182T
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N2183PRegistered now · Cessna T182TS/N T18208470 · Built 2005 Airframe modelCessna T182T Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On September 29, 2009 at boundary county airport, id a Cessna C-182-T, N2183P, serial number T18208470 was reported stolen by the owner. Witnesses state that the aircraft departed around 0600 local time. Aircraft was found by a logger in a clearcut area outside of Granite Falls, WA on October 1, 2009 around 1600 local time. Inspection of the wreckage found engine and ignition continuity, two of the prop blades bent from impact, the left wind strut bent in half from impact, all landing gear broke away from impact, fuselage bent to the right and tail broke downwards from impact. Flaps were full down, mixture at idle cutout and master/battery switches to off, fuel s/o selector switch in both. The right wing had no fuel in it and the left wing had around 1/2 inch of fuel in tank with very little fuel in the sump areas. The fuel screen had fuel in it. The pilot seat air bag deployed on impact. The aircraft ran out of fuel and crash landed destroying the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 AT BOUNDARY COUNTY AIRPORT, ID A CESSNA C-182-T, N2183P, SERIAL NUMBER T18208470 WAS REPORTED STOLEN BY THE OWNER. WITNESSES STATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AROUND 0600 LOCAL TIME. AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND BY A LOGGER IN A CLEARCUT AREA OUTSIDE OF GRANITE FALLS, WA ON OCTOBER 1, 2009 AROUND 1600 LOCAL TIME. INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE FOUND ENGINE AND IGNITION CONTINUITY, TWO OF THE PROP BLADES BENT FROM IMPACT, THE LEFT WIND STRUT BENT IN HALF FROM IMPACT, ALL LANDING GEAR BROKE AWAY FROM IMPACT, FUSELAGE BENT TO THE RIGHT AND TAIL BROKE DOWNWARDS FROM IMPACT. FLAPS WERE FULL DOWN, MIXTURE AT IDLE CUTOUT AND MASTER/BATTERY SWITCHES TO OFF, FUEL S/O SELECTOR SWITCH IN BOTH. THE RIGHT WING HAD NO FUEL IN IT AND THE LEFT WING HAD AROUND 1/2 INCH OF FUEL IN TANK WITH VERY LITTLE FUEL IN THE SUMP AREAS. THE FUEL SCREEN HAD FUEL IN IT. THE PILOT SEAT AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND CRASH LANDED DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB WPR09CA474Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGranite Falls, WALanding in rugged terrain for undetermined reasons.Sep 29, 2009 · Substantial damage