# Accident 20100714038669A: Cessna 182R, Roselawn, IN, July 14, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2010, 16:58 local time
- Place: Roselawn, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1711° N, 87.3358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1711&lon=-87.3358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9797H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9797H-2012-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520-D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,865 total, 1,630 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA400) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100714038669A

## Narrative

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

AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, NO FUEL COULD BE DRAINED OUT OF BOTH FUEL TANKS. THEY APPEARED EMPTY. TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH PIC REVEALED THAT HE DID NOT DO A VISUAL INSPECTION OF HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE TANKS DURING PREFLITE. AN ELECTRONIC FUEL METER GAUGE WAS INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT PANEL. I ASK THE PIC HOW MUCH FUEL WAS INDICATED ON THE ELECTRONIC GAUGE PRIOR TO T.O. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT REMEMBER. PIC ALSO STATED THAT ENGINE LOST ALL POWER AT 4000 FT. MSL HE COULD NOT GET A RESTART. PIC SET UP TO LAND IN CORN FIELD AND UPON LANDING HIT A STEEL SPRINKLER SYSTEM THAT WAS IN THE FIELD, CAUSING SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 CEN10CA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA400), Jul 14, 2010: Cessna 182R (N9797H), Thayer, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to visually check the fuel supply prior to takeoff.

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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