ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287064
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| Date: | Saturday 11 April 2009 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna R182 |
| Owner/operator: | Aurora Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N756BZ |
| MSN: | R18201033 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4841 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Granger, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Georgetown Municipal Airport, TX (KGTU) |
| Hearne Municipal Airport, TX (KLHB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was on the second leg of a cross-country flight when the airplane's engine momentarily decreased in power and then returned to normal. The pilot observed that the airplane's left fuel tank was indicating empty and the right fuel gauge was indicating less than one fourth of a tank. While attempting to return to the departure airport, the engine "sputtered" and lost all power. The pilot elected to leave the landing gear and flaps retracted while executing a forced landing in a ditch. The airplane came to rest in an upright position and the pilot and passengers exited unassisted. The airplane's fuselage and left wing sustained structural damage. A visual inspection of the airplane's fuel tanks revealed a residual amount of fuel. The pilot further reported that he did not perform a visual inspection of the airplane's fuel quantity before departure.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to visually verify that sufficient fuel was on board prior to flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN09CA245
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 06:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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