# Accident 20150722021679A: Cessna 182, Wasilla, AK, July 22, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2015, 07:20 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6150° N, 149.6189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6150&lon=-149.6189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5722B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5722B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 40 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150722021679A

## Narrative

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

MISHAP PILOT (MP) OVER-ESTIMATED HER FUEL. WHILE VERY FAMILIAR OF HER FUEL GAUGES AND THEIR ACCURACY, MP DID NOT KNOW OF THE  "UNUSABLE FUEL" FOR HER AIRCRAFT TYPE.  CONSEQUENTLY, SHE OVERFLEW FUEL SITE TO SAVE TIME AND 'PRESS ON TO WASILLA AIRPORT.'   AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR 'PARADISE RANCH' WHERE MP SAW A PRIVATE LANDING STRIP. SHE WAS UNABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE AND OVERSHOT THE PRIVATE FIELD. SHE ABRUPTLY PULLED UP TO AVOID TREES AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED INTO GROVE OF WILLOW TREES. NO INJURIES.

## 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 ANC15CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA052), Jul 23, 2015: Cessna 182 (N5722B), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure adequate fuel was onboard to complete the flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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