# Accident 20100823044079A: Cessna 182A, Ojai, CA, August 23, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2010, 17:12 local time
- Place: Ojai, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4333° N, 119.2333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4333&lon=-119.2333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3850D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3850D-2012-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10FA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA423) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100823044079A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 7500 FT MSL. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE AND SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BY CYCLING THROTTLE, MIXTURE, AND IGNITION CONTROLS. THE PILOT DID NOT CYCLE THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL. THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL VALVE FROM BOTH TO LEFT AND THE RIGHT. THE ENGINE DID NOT REGAIN POWER. THE PILOT SELECTED A GOLF COURSE AS THE SITE TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING .DURING TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING COLLIDED WITH A TREE/BUSH. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE RIGHT WING WAS PARTIALLY SEPARATED AT THE WING ROOT AND THE EMPENNAGE SECTION HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AT THE BAGGAGE DOOR. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT, LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE AIRCRAFT RETRIEVAL CREW DRAINED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT GALLONS OF FUEL FROM THE LEFT FUEL TANK. THE RIGHT TANK HAD ONLY A RESIDUAL AMOUNT OF FUEL. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A FUEL SPILL AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

## 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 WPR10FA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA423), Aug 24, 2010: Cessna 182 (N3850D), Ojai, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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