# Accident 20150613008999A: Cessna 182A, Moab, UT, June 13, 2015 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 13, 2015, 19:00 local time - Place: Moab, UT - Airport: Canyonlands Field - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Descent - Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105) - Location: 38.7550° N, 109.7547° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7550&lon=-109.7547&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5143D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5143D) (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: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 30 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA185) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150613008999A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THIS WAS THE LAST FLIGHT OF THE DAY FOR THE SKYDIVING OPERATION. THE PIC DURING THE ACCIDENT JUST TOOK OVER FROM THE PREVIOUS PILOT. AT 1753 16 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS PLACED ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE ONCOMING PILOT REPORTS THERE WAS 14 GALLONS ON BOARD WHEN HE TOOK THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE FLIGHT. NO OTHER FUEL WAS ADDED BY THE ONCOMING PILOT. THE FUEL USAGE FOR THIS AIRCRAFT IS REPORTED AT 12 GALLONS PER HOUR (6 GALLONS PER 30 MIN) THE TOTAL FLIGHT TIME WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 30-35 MIN. THE OPERATING LIMITATIONS SECTION OF THE FLIGHT MANUAL REPORTS THERE IS 10 GALLONS OF UNUSABLE FUEL AND 7 OF WHICH MAY BE AVAILABLE BUT ONLY IN LEVEL FLIGHT OPERATIONS. THUNDERSTORMS WERE REPORTED TO BE DEVELOPING IN THE AREA. THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 21 AND MADE SEVERAL LEFT TURNS TO ALIGN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE INTENDED DROP ZONE. NEW HEADING WAS NORTHWEST. ONCE THE JUMPERS WERE OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT FLEW CONTINUING A NORTHWESTERN DIRECTION FOR A FEW MILES AND THEN INITIATED A LEFT TURN TO REALIGN THE AIRCRAFT WITH RUNWAY 3 FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN INFLIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN APPX 3 MILES OUT FROM RUNWAY 3. THERE WERE 2 REPORTED ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT SET HIS GLIDE ANGLE AND HEADED FOR THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED TWO MILES WEST ON BLUEHILLS ROAD FROM HIGHWAY 191 AND APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS SOUTH OF THE ROADWAY (APPX LAT 3844'36.47"N LOG 10946'26.09"W). THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE R/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND THE R/H ELEVATOR WAS BROKEN AWAY FROM THE OUTER MOUNT AND BENT BACK OVER ON TOP OF ITSELF. ON THE R/H SIDE THE JUST BEHIND THE DOOR OPENING THE AIRCRAFT HAS A HOLE IN THE SKIN APPX 10 BY 9 INCHES, THIS DAMAGE IS DUE TO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ON THE R/H SIDE BREAKING AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE CRASH. THE PROPELLER DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE TAKEN ANY DAMAGE DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE CONDITION ARE CONSISTENT WITH AN ENGINE NOT RUNNING WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FUEL TANKS WERE DIPPED FOR LEVEL THIS CHECK YIELDED THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: THE R/H TANK HAD APPX 5 GALLONS ON BOARD AND L/H TANK HAD APPX 3 GALLONS ON BOARD AT THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AFTER THE ACCIDENT. ## 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 WPR15LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA185), Jun 14, 2015: Cessna 182A (N5143D), Moab, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning and inflight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. ## Other reports on N5143D (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20120628011649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120628011649A), Jun 28, 2012: Cessna 182A (N5143D), Sussex, NJ, Substantial damage. Pilot landed long and fast with a tailwind and failed to initiate a go-around. He was unable to stop as he departed the RUNWAY3 and entered soft ground and… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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