# Accident 20220819014779A: Cessna 182, Orlando, FL, August 19, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2022, 15:49 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5982° N, 81.2658° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5982&lon=-81.2658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6241A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6241A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA381) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220819014779A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT, AFTER THE COMPLETION OF AN ANNUAL INSPECTION HE DECIDED TO PREFORM A TEST FLIGHT. HE DID NOT TRUST THE FUEL GAUGES SO VISUALLY CHECKED THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE TANKS AND ESTIMATED THAT HE HAD ABOUT 45 MINUTES OF FLIGHT TIME. AS SOON AS HE WAS AIRBORNE THE TOWER REPORTED THAT HIS RADIO WAS VERY INTERMITTENT, SO HE EXITED THE PATERN TO TROUBLESHOOT THE RADIO ISSUE AND JUST AS HE WAS ABOUT TO TURN BACK TO ORL HE LOST ENGINE POWER. HE DETERMINED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE AIRPORT AND AFTER NOTIFING THE TOWER MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON UNIVERSITY DRIVE (A SIX LANE HIGHWAY). THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, WITH MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD RUN OUT OF GAS. WING REMOVAL BY MECHANICS TO TRANSPORT THE AIRCRAFT ON A FLATBED TRUCK ALSO REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA22LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA381), Aug 19, 2022: Cessna 182 (N6241A), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N6241A (1)

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

- [Accident 19780325008729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780325008729A), Mar 25, 1978: Cessna 182H (N6241A), Fernahdiha Bch, FL, Substantial damage. Eng failed aftr descent frm 7500FT.

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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