# Accident 20231001021129A: Cessna 182R, Olathe, KS, October 1, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2023, 12:02 local time
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Airport: Johnson County Exec
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8400° N, 94.7300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8400&lon=-94.7300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N357HT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N357HT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470-U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 583 total, 217 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231001021129A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 18 AT OJC. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TRANSITIONED FROM THE UNPAVED SURFACE TO THE PAVED SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR CAUGHT THE EDGE OF THE PAVED SURFACE AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN ON IT'S WINGS CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT REPORTED TO INSPECTORS DURING THE INVESTIGATION THAT HE EXPERIENCED "ENGINE ISSUES AND WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE POWER". THE PILOT RESET ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS AND FUEL SELECTOR TO THE OFF POSITION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT PRIOR TO FIRST RESPONDER ARRIVAL. POST ACCIDENT DEFUELING OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO RELOCATION TO A SECURE AREA REVEALED THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK, AND 14 GALLONS OF USABLE FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK. POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO ENGINE ISSUES TO EXPLAIN THE PILOT COMPLAINT OF ENGINE ISSUES. FREE MOVEMENT OF THE ENGINE WAS CHECKED, AND SPARK WAS PRESENT ON ALL CYLINDERS AS WELL AS EACH MAG. NO FUEL OBSTRUCTIONS OR LOSS OF CONTINUITY OF FUEL LINES FROM THE TANKS TO THE ENGINE. BASED UPON THE DISCOVERY OF THE LEFT TANK EMPTY OF FUEL POST-ACCIDENT, AND NO FUEL SPILL PRESENT AT THE ACCIDENT OR IN THE SECURE AREA, CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS DEFINED AS FUEL DEPLETION RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER.

## 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 CEN24LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA002), Oct 1, 2023: Cessna 182R (N357HT), Olathe, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s mismanagement of the available fuel which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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