- Date
- July 28, 1988, 18:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place
- Elberta, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4090DCessna 182A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880728031819A
- Case key
- 7792
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Analysis
The plt was on a x-country flt from Elberta, AL, to destin, FL & return. The flt included 4 en route stops to pick up & drop off pax. During an en route stop, the plt checked the fuel by using a home made dip stick & he thought there was sufficient fuel to reach the final destn. However, he didn't know the gallon equivalent per inch of fuel. Subsequently, the eng lost power from fuel exhaustion before the plt reached the destn arpt. He selected the most suitable area for an emergency landing, but the nose gear dug into soft/wet terrain & the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4090D
- Reported as
- Cessna 182A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34790
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Freeflight Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 81J · Destin, FL
- Destination
- 58J · Elberta, AL
- Airport
- 58J · Horak Field, runway 18, 2,500 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,590 total · 250 in this make and model · 1,321 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PNS, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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