# Accident 20170912010619A: Cessna R182, Worland, WY, September 12, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2017, 15:15 local time
- Place: Worland, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9628° N, 107.9506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9628&lon=-107.9506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1835R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1835R-2018-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA356) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170912010619A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SYPHONED FROM LEFT WING.  FUEL CAP WAS NOT SEALING. AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF GAS. PILOT LANDED GEAR UP.

## 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 CEN17LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA356), Sep 12, 2017: Cessna R182 (N1835R), Worland, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to operate an airplane with unreliable fuel gauges and the worn fuel cap seal that allowed fuel to siphon from the left wing fuel tank, which ultimately resulted in a total loss…

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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