# Accident 20240623009019A: Cessna 182A, Spokane Valley, WA, June 23, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2024, 19:42 local time
- Place: Spokane Valley, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6216° N, 117.2347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6216&lon=-117.2347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4059D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4059D-2026-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 699 total, 236 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240623009019A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON RETURN FLIGHT FORM BACKCOUNTRY AIRPORT TO HOME FIELD. PILOT ESTIMATED FUEL IN TANKS BEFORE DEPARTING AT APPROXIMATELY 3/4 FULL OF RETURN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY HARD LANDING IN THE BACK FIELD OF A SCHOOL CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. FAA IIC VISUALLY VERIFIED MINIMAL RESIDUAL FUEL IN FUEL TANKS LESS THAN AN HOUR AFTER INCIDENT.

## 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 WPR24LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA206), Jun 24, 2024: Cessna 182A (N4059D), Spokane Valley, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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