# NTSB FTW82DA395: Cessna 182B, N2389G, Albuquerque, NM, September 25, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: September 24, 1982, 22:39 local (Sep 25, 1982, 04:39 UTC)
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Coordinates: 35.060348, -106.620864 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0603&lon=-106.6209&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69724
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA395
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69724/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA395

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - preflight planning/preparation - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel consumption calculations - inaccurate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Undershoot, landing - flare/touchdown
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT UNDERSHOT THE RUNWAY FOLLOWING AN ENGINE FAILURE ON FINAL APPROACH. THE PILOT HAD BEEN FLYING 4.7 HOURS ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WHEN ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF FUEL. THE OPTIMUM ENDURANCE IS 4.6 HOURS. THE PILOT HAD FIGURED ON 7 GALLON RESERVE. ABOUT 10 GALLONS OF FUEL CARRIED IS UNUSABLE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2389G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2389G-2002-04-11), registration cancelled 2002-04-11, S/N 51689, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 182-51689
- Airframe hours: 3085
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: John K. Wilson
- Registered owner: John K. Wilson
- Departed: BURBANK, CA
- Destination: ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Airport: ABQ, Albuquerque Intl., runway 8, 13,370 × 150 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 884 total, 520 in this make and model, 781 as pilot in command, 32 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 80° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 160 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: ABQ

## 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 19820924048979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820924048979A), Sep 24, 1982: Cessna 182B, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on final approach. Crash landed short of runway. Was airborne for 4.7 hours on fuel for 4.6 hours.

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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