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FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · Moore, SC · May 30, 2016

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Date
May 30, 2016 · 13:15 local
Place
Moore, SC
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N4856T
Reported as
Cessna R182
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
665 total80 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N4856TRegistered now · Cessna R182S/N R18201777 · Built 1981Airframe modelCessna R182Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine failure

Inspected a/c found left fuel tank full, right fuel tank with 3 cups of fuel, the fuel strainer was checked and no fuel was found.

Interviewed pilot he stated he all ways with the fuel selector in the both position and after landing the aircraft he went to put the fuel selector in the off position and noticed the selector was in the right fuel tank position. I asked him if he used his check list and he said no he was just looking for a place to land and he feels he ran out of fuel.

The aircraft run up check list states fuel selector to both and the emergence check list for engine failure states fuel selector to both.

A certified mechanic inspected the aircraft and powerplant found no discrepancies and retuned the aircraft to service, the fuel was balanced between the tanks and the aircraft departed to home airport.

Pilot was very forth coming with all the information and said he needs to use the check list from now on.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILURE

INSPECTED A/C FOUND LEFT FUEL TANK FULL, RIGHT FUEL TANK WITH 3 CUPS OF FUEL, THE FUEL STRAINER WAS CHECKED AND NO FUEL WAS FOUND.

INTERVIEWED PILOT HE STATED HE ALL WAYS WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR IN THE BOTH POSITION AND AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT HE WENT TO PUT THE FUEL SELECTOR IN THE OFF POSITION AND NOTICED THE SELECTOR WAS IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK POSITION. I ASKED HIM IF HE USED HIS CHECK LIST AND HE SAID NO HE WAS JUST LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND AND HE FEELS HE RAN OUT OF FUEL.

THE AIRCRAFT RUN UP CHECK LIST STATES FUEL SELECTOR TO BOTH AND THE EMERGENCE CHECK LIST FOR ENGINE FAILURE STATES FUEL SELECTOR TO BOTH.

A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND POWERPLANT FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES AND RETUNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE, THE FUEL WAS BALANCED BETWEEN THE TANKS AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO HOME AIRPORT.

PILOT WAS VERY FORTH COMING WITH ALL THE INFORMATION AND SAID HE NEEDS TO USE THE CHECK LIST FROM NOW ON.