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FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Ontario, OR · June 10, 2019

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Date
June 10, 2019 · 12:57 local
Place
Ontario, OR
Airport
Ontario International Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3242D
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA336
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,886 total5,500 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N3242DRegistration cancelled Jun 19, 2020 · Cessna 180S/N 32040 · Built 1955Airframe modelCessna 180Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Flight departed mina, NV with the intention of landing in Ontario, Oregon. The pilot stated that he began a long descent from 8500' to the runway. The pilot lost all engine power during his descent into Ontario, Oregon. The pilot felt he was high on his approach so he dog-legged left and back to centerline. The pilot felt that he was now too low to make the runway. The pilot pitched the aircraft up until no more lift was being made resulting in a stall where the pilot struck farm equipment, the ground and came to rest in the property line chain link fence between a private citizens property and the Ontario, Oregon airport resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft and minor injuries to the pilot.

There were no indications of fuel leakage, fuel system malfunction, engine malfunction, OR other malfunction that would explain the loss of engine power. All indications point to the pilot failed to ensure there was enough fuel on board the aircraft to complete the flight.

All indications point to the pilot not complying with 14 CFR 91.151(a)(1).

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT DEPARTED MINA, NV WITH THE INTENTION OF LANDING IN ONTARIO, OREGON. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BEGAN A LONG DESCENT FROM 8500' TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT LOST ALL ENGINE POWER DURING HIS DESCENT INTO ONTARIO, OREGON. THE PILOT FELT HE WAS HIGH ON HIS APPROACH SO HE DOG-LEGGED LEFT AND BACK TO CENTERLINE. THE PILOT FELT THAT HE WAS NOW TOO LOW TO MAKE THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT PITCHED THE AIRCRAFT UP UNTIL NO MORE LIFT WAS BEING MADE RESULTING IN A STALL WHERE THE PILOT STRUCK FARM EQUIPMENT, THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST IN THE PROPERTY LINE CHAIN LINK FENCE BETWEEN A PRIVATE CITIZENS PROPERTY AND THE ONTARIO, OREGON AIRPORT RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF FUEL LEAKAGE, FUEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, ENGINE MALFUNCTION, OR OTHER MALFUNCTION THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. ALL INDICATIONS POINT TO THE PILOT FAILED TO ENSURE THERE WAS ENOUGH FUEL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT TO COMPLETE THE FLIGHT.

ALL INDICATIONS POINT TO THE PILOT NOT COMPLYING WITH 14 CFR 91.151(A)(1).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA19CA336Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportOntario, ORThe pilot's improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.Jun 10, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3242D · 1

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

Accident 20120130001739ALanding: Touchdown · Cascade, IDAircraft bounced on landing on centerline of runway 30. Pilot attempted to perform a go-around but did not have the aircraft performance to do so. Aircraft touched down a second time on the right side of the runway where the right main wheel dug into a snow…Jan 30, 2012 · Substantial damage