# Accident 20100904045219A: Cessna 182Q, Virginia Beach, VA, September 4, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2010, 13:31 local time
- Place: Virginia Beach, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8758° N, 76.0281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8758&lon=-76.0281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N812KT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,258 total, 890 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA466](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA466) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100904045219A

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A VACANT SOCCER FIELD. ON LANDING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ERA10LA466](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA466), Sep 4, 2010: Cessna 182Q (N812KT), Virginia Beach, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of power due to water contamination in the fuel. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.

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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