# NTSB FTW89LA059: Cessna 182A, N5010D, Temple, TX, February 26, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 26, 1989, 08:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Temple, TX
- Coordinates: 31.079845, -97.250091 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0798&lon=-97.2501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22841
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW89LA059
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22841/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA059

## Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION, BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY O FUEL.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, descent - normal
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PLT WAS ON A FLT OF ABOUT 150 MI FROM BRAZORIA TO TEMPLE, TX. AFTER HE BEGAN A DESCENT TO LAND, THE ENG LOST POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING AN EMERG LANDING SHORT OF THE RWY. NO USABLE FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE ACFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5010D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5010D-2002-09-27), registration cancelled 2002-09-27, S/N 51110, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- 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: 51110
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Mcbride, Kimberly
- Registered owner: Mc Bride, Kimberly
- Departed: LBX, BRAZORIA, TX
- Destination: TPL, TEMPLE, TX
- Airport: TPL, Draughton Miller, runway 20, 4,742 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 486 total, 69 in this make and model, 392 as pilot in command, 33 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: TPL

## 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 19890226004809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890226004809A), Feb 26, 1989: Cessna 182, Temple, TX, Substantial damage. (-4)The plt was on a flt of about 150 mi from brazoria to Temple, TX. After he began a descent to land, the eng lost power. Subsequently, the acft was damaged…

## Other investigations on N5010D (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 NYC93FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA154), Aug 14, 1993: Cessna 182A (N5010D), East Moriches, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE NO.3 PISTON. THE FATIGUE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF INADEQUATE MANUFACTURING. IN ADDITION, THE PILOT MADE AN IMPROPER DECISION DURING THE FORCED LANDING IN…

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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