# Accident 20090929017359A: Cessna T182T, Granite Falls, WA, September 29, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2009, 10:30 local time
- Place: Granite Falls, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0803° N, 121.9639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0803&lon=-121.9639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2183P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2183P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T182T (registry code 2072738, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T182T
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA474](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA474) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090929017359A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 WPR09CA474](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA474), Sep 29, 2009: Cessna T182T (N2183P), Granite Falls, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Landing in rugged terrain for undetermined reasons.

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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