# Accident 20100920046709A: Cessna 182D, Houston, TX, September 20, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2010, 13:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Weiser Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9356° N, 95.6394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9356&lon=-95.6394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9071X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9071X-2014-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182D (registry code 2072710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 12 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA549](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA549) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100920046709A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED AFTER TAKE-OFF AT AROUND 200 FEET HE NOTICE THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FLUCTUATE. IMMEDIANTLY OIL MIST BEGAN BLOWING OVER THE WIND SCREEN.  PILOT SAID THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WENT TO ZERO. PILOT DECIDED TO TURN AND LAND BACK ON THE SAME AIR FIELD.  PILOT WAS BLIND OUT OF HIS WIND SCREEN AND OVER SHOT RUNWAY, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO GO THROUGH A SCHOOL BUS STORAGE FACILITY JUST WEST OF RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A FENCE AND STRUCK TWO BUSES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.  NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGERS.

## 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 CEN10CA549](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA549), Sep 20, 2010: Cessna 182D (N9071X), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during the initial climb due to decreased engine oil quantity and pressure as a result of the engine's oil cap not being adequately secured.

## Other reports on N9071X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030523030079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030523030079I), May 23, 2003: Cessna 182D (N9071X), Overgaard, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft made hard landing on unlit airport in the dark. Aircraft touched down in the overrun area and wing tip hit VASI.

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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