20221115017849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Connelle, WA · November 15, 2022

Date: November 15, 2022 · 13:53 local
Place: Connelle, WA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N24227
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR23LA042
Reported as: Cessna 180
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 541 total337 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N24227Registered now · Cessna 180S/N 31504 · Built 1955 Airframe modelCessna 180 Engine 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.

Pilot was flying at roughly 1000 feet AGL when the engine started to sputter and quit. The pilot started to put flaps down to slow his airspeed as he attempted to make it to a side road for a landing. The aircraft ran out of airspeed and stalled, leading to the aircraft crashing about 50 feet away from the road.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS FLYING AT ROUGHLY 1000 FEET AGL WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND QUIT. THE PILOT STARTED TO PUT FLAPS DOWN TO SLOW HIS AIRSPEED AS HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE IT TO A SIDE ROAD FOR A LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF AIRSPEED AND STALLED, LEADING TO THE AIRCRAFT CRASHING ABOUT 50 FEET AWAY FROM THE ROAD.

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 WPR23LA042Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportKahlotus, WAThe pilot’s failure to check the fuel selector position before takeoff and his improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Also causal was the pilot’s loss of airplane control which resulted in an aerodynamic…Nov 15, 2022 · Substantial damage