- Date
- March 30, 1991, 10:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Elsinore, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6315ACessna 182A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910330007989A
- Case key
- 27153
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Probable cause
Undetermined engine power loss. A factor ws the soft terrain.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After the completion of a glider towing mission and while on final approach to the airport, the aircraft's engine experienced a total loss of power. In his written statement, the pilot said that he rocked the wings to move the fuel around and he tried to restart the engine. The engine would not restart. The pilot completed a power-off forced landing to the only open area he felt he could reach. Due to the soft soil in the area, the aircraft nosed over. In his oral statement to an FAA safety inspector, the pilot indicated the aircraft's engine may have experienced a loss of power due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft was removed from the accident site without authorization and consequently could not be examined on site. The pilot did not return a completed pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1/2.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6315A
- Reported as
- Cessna 182A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 33115
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Operator
- Low Expense Soaring Club
- Registered owner
- Low Expense Soaring Club
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 68
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,108 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.