# Accident 20200830017749A: Cessna 182G, Millington, MD, August 30, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2020, 14:56 local time
- Place: Millington, MD
- Airport: Massey Aerodrome
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2918° N, 75.8022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2918&lon=-75.8022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3707U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3707U-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200830017749A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 30, 2020 THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING GLIDER TOW OPERATIONS.  AFTER RELEASING THE GILDER, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED IN A CONTROLLED SPIRAL AND CRASHED INTO A CORNFIELD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.  UPON INSPECTION.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED THAT THE FUEL TANK CONTAINED LITTLE TO NO FUEL. THE PROP SHOWED NO SIGNS THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.  THE PILOT DID NOT RESPOND TO MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT HIM FOR A RESPONSE.  BASED ON THE AVAILABLE EVIDENCE IT APPEARS THAT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED FUEL STARVATION.

WEATHER:  KESN 300655Z AUTO 32007KT 10SM CLR 23/17 A2973 RMK AO2 T02310169

## 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 ERA20CA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA300), Aug 30, 2020: Cessna 182 (N3707U), Millington, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s misidentification of a corn field for the destination airport’s runway, and a subsequent aerodynamic stall at low altitude while attempting to land.

## Other reports on N3707U (2)

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

- [Incident 19810506031529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810506031529I), May 6, 1981: Cessna 182 (N3707U), Troy, MI, Minor damage. Wind gust lifted wing as brakes were applied during landing roll with wing and prop damage.
- [Accident 19750706025759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750706025759A), Jul 6, 1975: Cessna 182G (N3707U), West Bend, WI, Substantial damage. Bounced svrl times. Lndd dnwnd rwy 31.

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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