- Date
- December 12, 1986, 10:46 local (15:46 UTC)
- Place
- St. Cloud, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N182LMCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861212082479A
- Case key
- 31742
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The private pilot stated that prior to takeoff she did not check the fuel supply, and initiated an IFR flight. About 20 minutes into the flight the engine failed at 5000 ft MSL. During the subsequent forced landing attempt the aircraft struck a fence and a tree. Examination of the fuel tanks revealed the right tank was empty and the left tank had about 1/2 gallon of fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N182LM
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18261570
- Airframe hours
- 2,168
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lesa J. Madru
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 2, 1986 · 134 hours before
- Departed
- COI · Merritt Island, FL
- Destination
- SPG · St.Petersburg, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 695 total · 471 in this make and model · 563 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORL, 21 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.