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FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Skiatook, OK · October 12, 2011

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Date
October 12, 2011 · 18:50 local
Place
Skiatook, OK
Airport
Skiatook Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6171B
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12CA016
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
325 total35 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days
N6171BRegistration cancelled May 15, 2012 · Cessna 182AS/N 34171 · Built 1957Airframe modelCessna 182AEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was returning to airport after dropping skydivers. Pilot stated engine sputtered and stopped. Pilot stated he had run out of fuel.PIC attempted to make landing at local airport, 2F6, but realized he would not make it. He decided to make an emergency landing at the nearest open area. When PIC touched down in the open field, the nose gear dug in and snapped off within approximately 90 feet of initial touchdown. Aircraft came to rest approximately 200 feet from touchdown. Aircraft sustained substantial damage on fuselage from sudden stoppage. Fuselage has skin wrinkling, tears in skin and structural damage from main landing gear going aft on fuselage. Fuel gages indicated empty. Fuel tanks were sumped with no fuel present. Fuel tank filler caps were removed and checked for fuel quantity present- none seen. Actual remaining fuel quantity was not verified by draining residual. However this aircraft has an unuseable fuel level of 7 gals if not in level flight. Pilot written statement did not include his verbal statement that he had run out of fuel.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS RETURNING TO AIRPORT AFTER DROPPING SKYDIVERS. PILOT STATED ENGINE SPUTTERED AND STOPPED. PILOT STATED HE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL.PIC ATTEMPTED TO MAKE LANDING AT LOCAL AIRPORT, 2F6, BUT REALIZED HE WOULD NOT MAKE IT. HE DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE NEAREST OPEN AREA. WHEN PIC TOUCHED DOWN IN THE OPEN FIELD, THE NOSE GEAR DUG IN AND SNAPPED OFF WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 90 FEET OF INITIAL TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET FROM TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON FUSELAGE FROM SUDDEN STOPPAGE. FUSELAGE HAS SKIN WRINKLING, TEARS IN SKIN AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FROM MAIN LANDING GEAR GOING AFT ON FUSELAGE. FUEL GAGES INDICATED EMPTY. FUEL TANKS WERE SUMPED WITH NO FUEL PRESENT. FUEL TANK FILLER CAPS WERE REMOVED AND CHECKED FOR FUEL QUANTITY PRESENT- NONE SEEN. ACTUAL REMAINING FUEL QUANTITY WAS NOT VERIFIED BY DRAINING RESIDUAL. HOWEVER THIS AIRCRAFT HAS AN UNUSEABLE FUEL LEVEL OF 7 GALS IF NOT IN LEVEL FLIGHT. PILOT WRITTEN STATEMENT DID NOT INCLUDE HIS VERBAL STATEMENT THAT HE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN12CA016Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSkiatook, OKA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s improper fuel management.Oct 12, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6171B · 1

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

Accident 19890714025339AForced/Precautionary Landing · Lancaster, NYEngine quit on takeoff. Hit dirt bank and flipped over landing. Water in auto fuel and private storage tank.Jul 14, 1989 · Substantial damage