# Accident 20101202052419A: Cessna 180, Omaha, NE, December 2, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2010, 04:30 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3028° N, 95.8939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3028&lon=-95.8939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3246D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3246D) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 569 total, 502 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101202052419A

## Narrative

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

ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 0430 CST, CESSNA 180, N3246D, OWNED AND OPERATED BY STEPHEN P. WALTERS, LANDED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE SHORT OF OMAHA EPPLEY RUNWAY 14L.  WHILE ON THE DESCENT TO OMAHA EPPLEY RUNWAY 14L, THE PIC REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 7500 FEET AGL.  THE PIC WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND HIT THE TREES IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO TOUCHING DOWN IN AN UNDEVELOPED AREA APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE NORTH OF RUNWAY 14L.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE OFF FIELD LANDING.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PIC.

## 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 CEN11LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA089), Dec 2, 2010: Cessna 180 (N3246D), Omaha, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to a stuck check valve in the carburetor acceleration pump, resulting in an improper fuel mixture when the pilot attempted to add power.

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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