# Accident 20160524010099A: Cessna 182A, Reno, NV, May 24, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2016, 13:25 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2900° N, 119.5100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2900&lon=-119.5100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4793D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4793D-2021-10-23) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,101 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160524010099A

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON MCCARRAN BOULEVARD SOUTH OF WEST PLUMB STREET APPROXIMATELY, 5 MILES WEST OF THE RENO ? TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. DURING OUR INVESTIGATION WE NOTED NO FUEL SPILL DETECTED ON ROADWAY AND NO FUEL WAS OBSERVED IN EITHER WING TANK, NO FUEL ODOR ONLY MINOR FUEL STAINS WERE NOTED AFT OF THE MAIN FUEL TANK VENT AND AFT OF THE LEFT FUEL CAP. THE MECHANIC WHO REMOVED THE WINGS FOR TRAILERING THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED LESS THAN 1 GALLON TOTAL IN FUEL SYSTEM OBSERVED WHEN REMOVING WINGS.

## 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 GAA16CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA259), May 24, 2016: Cessna 182 (N4793D), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, resulting in fuel exhaustion and substantial damage to the firewall during the forced landing.

## Other reports on N4793D (1)

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

- [Incident 19880427019909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880427019909I), Apr 27, 1988: Cessna 182A (N4793D), Bonanza, AR, Minor damage. Engine failure at cruise altitude. Forced landing in a field. Found piston had penetrated the engine crankcase.

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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