# Accident 20110410006839A: Cessna 182A, Lesage, WV, April 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2011, 15:10 local time
- Place: Lesage, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4617° N, 82.3139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4617&lon=-82.3139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4810D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4810D-2012-12-13) (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: 1,197 total, 178 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110410006839A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, SHORTLY AFTER THE JUMPERS WERE AWAY AT AN ALTITUDE OF 11, 500 FEET MSL THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND THEN LOST POWER.  AFTER UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTING TO TROUBLESHOOT THE ENGINE ISSUE THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE TAKEOFF AIRPORT.   THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A GRAVEL YARD AFTER IMPACTING AN APPROXIMATELY 30 FOOT HIGH PILE OF GRAVEL WHILE ON APPROACH TO ROBERT NEWLON FIELD (I41).

## 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 ERA11CA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA237), Apr 10, 2011: Cessna 182A (N4810D), Lesage, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the improper installation of snap fasteners to the rubberized type fuel cells which resulted in wrinkling of the fuel…

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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