# Accident 20140211003639A: Cessna 182J, Belen, NM, February 11, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2014, 08:30 local time
- Place: Belen, NM
- Airport: Alexander Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6672° N, 106.8178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6672&lon=-106.8178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300EM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300EM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140211003639A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 11TH 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 MST, A CESSNA 182, N300EM REGISTERED TO DRIVING SUCCESS INC. OF ALBUQUERQUE NM, DEPARTED BELEN ALEXANDER AIRPORT (E80), BELEN NM ON RUNWAY 21.  UPON DEPARTING THE PATTERN ON A RIGHT DOWNWIND, APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES NW OF THE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCE AN ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING IN AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING.

THE PIC, WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES.  N300EM WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING IN AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD ALONGSIDE A WOODEN POSTED FENCE.  THE BELEN AIRPORT MANAGER AND REPRESENTATIVE FROM NEW MEXICO PROPELLER RESPONDED TO THE SCENE.

THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXERCISED THE PRIVILEGES OF HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITHOUT HAVING A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO FAILED TO DETERMINE THAT N300EM WAS NOT IN A CONDITION FOR SAFE OPERATION.  AFTER THE OFF AIRPORT LANDING, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED N300EM IN AN UNAIRWORTHY CONDITION TO FLY FROM THE OFF AIRPORT LOCATION BACK TO E80.

## 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 CEN14CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA182), Feb 11, 2014: Cessna 182J (N300EM), Belen, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure adequate fuel onboard for the intended flight.

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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