# Accident 20211024018129A: Cessna 182Q, St. Ignatius, MT, October 24, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2021, 11:20 local time
- Place: St. Ignatius, MT
- Airport: St. Ignatius
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3250° N, 114.0808° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3250&lon=-114.0808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25WX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25WX-2024-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,520 total, 204 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211024018129A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 24,2021, AT 1140 MDT, A CESSNA 182Q, N25WX,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^COLLIDED WITH AN IRRIGATION DITCH ON EMERGENCY LANDING AT 52S, ST. IGNATIUS MONTANA, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MISSOULA, MONTANA AT 10:37 MDT.

## 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 WPR22LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA024), Oct 24, 2021: Cessna 182Q (N25WX), St Ignatius, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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