# Accident 20160722018179A: Cessna 182D, Hogansville, GA, July 22, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2016, 09:45 local time
- Place: Hogansville, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1639° N, 84.8508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1639&lon=-84.8508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9072X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9072X-2018-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182D (registry code 2072710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 43 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA387) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160722018179A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 22, 2016, APPROXIMATELY 09:45 A CESSNA MODEL 182D SERIAL NUMBER; 18253472 PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT TURKEY RUN LANDFILL LOCATED IN HOGANSVILLE, GEORGIA. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THOMASVILLE REGIONAL [TVI] IN THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA WITH FULL TANKS GOING TO COLLEGEDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN COLLEGEDALE, TENNESSEE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THOMASVILLE WITH TWO PERSONS ON BOARD UNAWARE THEY LEFT THE FUEL CAP OFF THE LEFT TANK CAUSING FUEL TO BE SIPHON OUT OF THE OPEN TANK.

## 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 GAA16CA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA387), Jul 22, 2016: Cessna 182 (N9072X), Hogansville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to replace the left fuel cap following the preflight inspection, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a loss of engine power, an emergency landing, and impact with terrain.

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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