# Accident 20230813012209A: Cessna 182P, N. Myrtle Beach, SC, August 13, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2023, 17:26 local time
- Place: N. Myrtle Beach, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6891° N, 78.8867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6891&lon=-78.8867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22RE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22RE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 8 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230813012209A

## Narrative

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

8/13/2023: AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE/ANOMALY WHILE INBOUND TO THE NORTH MYRTLE BEACH AIRPORT (CRE). 4 SOB. PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON A HIGHWAY BRIDGE, RESULTING IN NO INJURIES.

PILOT STATED THAT, HE WAS IN A DESCENT TO THE AIRPORT AND AT AROUND 2500 FEET THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE CEASED PRODUCING POWER, BUT THAT THE PROPELLER CONTINUED SPINNING. HE CONSEQUENTLY WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON THE BRIDGE. PILOT STATED THAT HE DETERMINED PRIOR TO TAKEOFF THAT THERE WAS ADEQUATE FUEL, 26 GALLONS IN EACH TANK, BUT JUST BEFORE LOSING THE ENGINE HE HAD A LOW FUEL ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATE.

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LEFT FUEL CAP WAS MISSING FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT THE SCENE AND THAT THERE WAS A BLUE FUEL TRAIL BACKWARDS AND ACROSS THE FLAPS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CERTAIN HE HEARD THE FUEL CAP “CLICK” AFTER HE REPLACED IT WHEN VISUALLY CHECKING THE FUEL DURING THE PREFLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM GASTONIA, NC (AKH).

THIS REPORTING INSPECTOR CONTACTED THE A&P MECHANIC WHO MAINTAINS THE AIRCRAFT AND HE STATED THAT THE FUEL CAPS WORKS CORRECTLY.

## 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 ERA23LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA336), Aug 13, 2023: Cessna 182P (N22RE), North Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly secure the left wing fuel cap, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N22RE (2)

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

- [Incident 20221119019559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221119019559I), Nov 19, 2022: Cessna 182P (N22RE), Mount Pleasant, SC, Minor damage. Pilot statement: "The following is my description of the incident at klro on 11/19/2022 at 10:45 am. I landed on runway 35 and taxied to the ramp to park my…
- [Incident 20180905005499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180905005499I), Sep 5, 2018: Cessna 182P (N22RE), Myrtle Beach, SC, No damage. Flight started from akh enroute to myr. During the descent at approximately 2400 feet 6.5 miles from the airport the engine quit. Carb heat was pulled and the…

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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