# NTSB FTW96LA017: Cessna 182A, N5060D, Norman, OK, October 17, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 17, 1995, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC) - Place: Norman, OK - Coordinates: 35.250049, -97.460586 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2500&lon=-97.4606&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 21, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 19689 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW96LA017 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/19689/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA017 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane resulting in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing. ## 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 - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause) - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, emergency landing - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, emergency landing - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor) - terrain condition - rough/uneven ## Analysis While on final approach, the airplane 'ran out of gas.' The pilot attempted to land in a pasture, but was unable to reach it. The airplane touched down on rough terrain and the nose landing gear and right main landing gear separated. The accident occurred on the third and final leg of a 355 nmi cross-country flight. The pilot reported starting the flight with full fuel tanks, but did not report checking the fuel quantity or purchasing fuel at either of his two intermediate stops. ## Factual narrative On October 17, 1995, at 1800 central daylight time, a Cessna 182A, N5060D, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Norman, Oklahoma. The private pilot was not injured. The airplane, operated by Energy Analysts, Inc., departed Tulsa, Oklahoma, at 1650 for the business flight conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. According to the pilot, he was on final approach to land on runway 17 at Westheimer Airport when the airplane "ran out of gas." He attempted to land in a pasture, but was unable to reach it and touched down on "rough" terrain. According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the nose landing gear and the right main landing gear separated from the airplane and the left wing rear attach point was damaged. The pilot reported that, when the accident occurred, he was on the third and final leg of a 355 nmi cross country flight. He reported starting the flight with full fuel tanks, but did not report checking the fuel quantity or purchasing fuel at either of his two intermediate stops. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5060D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5060D-2015-05-06), registration cancelled 2015-05-06, S/N 51160, 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: 51160 - Airframe hours: 3799 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Registered owner: Energy Analysts, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 6, 1995, 30 hours before - Departed: TUL, TULSA, OK - Destination: OUN ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 59; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 641 total, 181 in this make and model, 560 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 15 knots, gusting 20 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg ## 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 19951017032839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951017032839A), Oct 17, 1995: Cessna 182A, Norman, OK, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on approach to airport. Landed rough terrain. Tore off gear. Failed montor or note low fuel status. ## Other investigations on N5060D (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 NYC72DKM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DKM15), Dec 19, 1971: Cessna 182A (N5060D), Statesville, NC, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.