# Accident 20170622009569A: Cessna 182P, Doniphan, MO, June 22, 2017 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 22, 2017, 20:25 local time - Place: Doniphan, MO - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 36.6794° N, 90.7194° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6794&lon=-90.7194&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1800M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1800M-2018-06-19) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470-U - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 237 total, 114 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA361) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170622009569A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. FAA INSPECTORS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE APPROXIMATELY 12:00 PM ON JUNE 23, 2017, WITH LIGHT RAIN IN THE AREA. THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSIDERABLY DAMAGED, INCLUDING THE PROP AND THE NOSE WHEEL. THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS WRINKLED ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE TAIL. THE LEFT HAND ELEVATOR WAS ALSO CONSIDERABLY DAMAGED. POST CRASH INSPECTION SHOWED BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY, AND BOTH GAUGES IN THE COCKPIT SHOWED EMPTY. OPERATIONS INSPECTORS STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGES ARE ONLY ACCURATE AT "FULL", AND THAT PILOTS DO NOT USE THE GAUGES TO MONITOR THEIR FUEL. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF FUEL SIPHONING OUT OF THE RIGHT WING FUEL CAP AS INDICATED BY THE BLUE COLORED FUEL RESIDUE TRANSSITIONING FROM THE FUEL CAP TO THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE WING. PER THE PILOT'S STATEMENT, HE FILLED THE LH FUEL TANK WITH 20 GALLONS, AND THE RH FUEL TANK WITH 27.5 GALLONS AT THE FBO IN KILLEEN, TEXAS (KILE) WHERE HE TOOK OFF FROM. THE PLAN WAS TO FLY TO CAPE GIRARDEAU (KCGI), HE HAD JUST PASSED DONIPHAN AIRPORT (X33) WHEN HE STARTED TO LOSE ENGINE POWER. HE STATED THAT HE PUSHED THE MIXTURE FULL RICH, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOTHING. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO MEMPHIS CENTER, THEY ADVISED OF DONIPHAN AIRPORT 5 MILES BEHIND HIM. HE TURNED 180 TO TRY TO GET BACK TO DONIHAN AIRPORT. HE MADE IT ABOUT 2.5 MILES BACK TOWARDS DONIPHAN AIRPORT (KX33) BEFORE RUNNING OUT OF AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE. HE TRIED TO FIND AN OPEN AREA TO LAND, HIT A FENCE POST ON THE WAY DOWN AND ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 220 FEET, ENDING UP RUNNING INTO THE SIDE OF A GARAGE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER FUEL CAP (SIC)(RIGHT WING MONARCH FUEL CAP) HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE HE BOUGHT INTO THE PLAND LAST JANUARY (2016) AND HAS BEEN KNOWN TO ALLOW FUEL TO BE SIGHPNED OUT OF IT. HE STATED THE CAPS HAVE BEEN LOOKED AT, AND PARTS REPLACED ON A COUPLE OCCASIONS. THE MECHANIC VERIFIED IN HIS STATEMENT THAT THERE HAD BEEN SOME MAINTENANCE DONE. THE MAINTENANCE MANUALS WERE REVIEWED, AND DID NOT FIND LOG BOOK ENTRIES FOR ANY MAINTENANCE DONE ON THE FUEL SYSTEM. ON 7-14-2017 THE MECHANIC EMAILED COPIES OF THE LOG BOOK ENTRY FOR FUEL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE DONE ON 3-6-16. VERIFIED THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES WERE UP TO DATE. THERE ARE NO AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE THAT WERE RELATED TO HIS EVENT. VERIFIED THE LOG BOOK ENTRY AND 337 FOR INSTALLATION OF HARTWIG AIRCRAFT FUEL CELL REPAIR STC SA2376CE ON 8-24-2015, WHICH IS THE STC FOR THE MONARCH FUEL CAPS INSTALLATION. THIS INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AND THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED. ## 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 GAA17CA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA361), Jun 23, 2017: Cessna 182 (N1800M), Doniphan, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to take off with a known fuel leak, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. ## Other reports on N1800M (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19781030039109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781030039109A), Oct 30, 1978: Cessna 182P (N1800M), Buckeye, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilt veered rt to avoid cotton trailer on lft side,nose wheel dugsoft spot,flipped over. 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. 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