# Accident 20240522008929A: Cessna 182C, Vernal, UT, May 22, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2024, 15:33 local time
- Place: Vernal, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4361° N, 109.5114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4361&lon=-109.5114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8580T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8580T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 117 total, 117 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240522008929A

## Narrative

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

THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS ON THE APPROACH PHASE OF FLIGHT HAD NOT SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE TO THE BOTH POSITION. THE TANK SELECTED WAS DEPLETED OF USABLE FUEL RESULTING IN THE ENGINE LOSING POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOW TO THE TERRAIN AND DID NOT ALLOW ENOUGH TIME TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM BEFORE CONTACTING THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO HAVE PROPER AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION AND CURRENT INSPECTION STATUS. THE MSAT REPORT INDICATES A CURRENT REGISTRATION AND AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE. PILOT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO HAVE THE CORRECT CERTIFICATION AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE FLIGHT.

CORRECTIVE ACTION INCLUDES COUNSELING THE PILOT.

## 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 WPR24LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA296), May 22, 2024: Cessna 182C (N8580T), Vernal, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper in-flight fuel management and delay in configuring the fuel selector for landing as recommended by the manufacturer, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine…

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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