- Date
- February 20, 1988, 16:10 local (21:10 UTC)
- Place
- Stuart, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6418ACessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880220003069I
- Case key
- 32055
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on final apch to land from a banner towing flt, the eng lost power due to fuel exhaustion. The plt made an emergency landing off the airport, but the nose gear collapsed, which resulted in minor damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6418A
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 33218
- Airframe hours
- 2,587
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Red Baron Aerial Ads, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- SUA · Witham Field, runway 29, 5,000 × 200 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 700 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 15 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBI, 31 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.
Other investigations on N6418A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.