# NTSB ATL84LA156: Cessna 182, N6128B, Burlington, NC, May 1, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 1, 1984, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Burlington, NC
- Coordinates: 36.080799, -79.439826 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0808&lon=-79.4398&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6447
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LA156
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6447/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA156

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fuel consumption calculations - inaccurate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PLT SAID THE FUEL GAUGES WERE READING 1/4 TO 1/2 FULL JUST BEFORE THE ENGINE QUIT. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE ACFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE ENGINE PERFORMED NORMALLY AFTER REFUELING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6128B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6128B-2013-04-26), registration cancelled 2013-04-26, S/N 34128, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 34128
- Engines: Continental O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Registered owner: Fayard Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Airport: BUI, Burlington Municipal, runway 6, 3,700 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 3,535 total, 100 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: 650, 30 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840501033059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840501033059A), May 1, 1984: Cessna 182, Burlington, NC, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on a test flight. Landed short of a runway and nosed over.

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.

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