- Date
- July 1, 1982, 19:55 local (23:55 UTC)
- Place
- Sidman, PA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N735TRCessna 182Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report July 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820701025859A
- Case key
- 72619
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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
At approximately 10 miles out of johnstown, PA while descending through 5000 ft, the pilot realized he was running out of fuel. At about 4000 ft the pilot spotted a field and an approach to landing was initiated. During the landing roll the front wheel snapped and the aircraft skidded to a stop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N735TR
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 182-65675
- Airframe hours
- 541
- Engine
- Continental O-47OU, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Seven Springs Inc.
- Registered owner
- Seven Springs Inc.
- Departed
- Lebanon, PA
- Destination
- Jonstown, PA
- Airport
- Cambria Co.
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
- 24
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 478 total · 470 in this make and model · 392 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.