# Accident 20100603036079A: Cessna 180, Humble, TX, June 3, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2010, 13:58 local time
- Place: Humble, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9900° N, 95.2717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9900&lon=-95.2717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N154JD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N154JD-2011-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,015 total, 106 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100603036079A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON ILS APPROACH INTO BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL (KIAH) RWY 26R WHEN THE PILOT COMMUNICATED HIS INTENT TO EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER & FUEL STATE. THE PILOT REPORTED TO ATCT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT MAKE IT TO BUSH (KIAH) AND THAT HE FOUND AN ALTERNATE FIELD TO LAND ON. DURING THE APPROACH TO THE FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT LOSS ALTITUDE, AND SPEED RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT HITTING THE TOP OF A TREE, THE ROOF TOP OF A RESIDENTIAL HOME, AND THE FENCE BEHIND THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.

## 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 CEN10CA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA297), Jun 3, 2010: Cessna 180 (N154JD), Humble, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel management.

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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