ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365991
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 October 1990 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182C |
| Owner/operator: | Roberts, Randy |
| Registration: | N8859T |
| MSN: | 52759 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Silver City, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lake Havasu Cit, AZ |
| Truth Or Conseq, NM | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE ON A SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT NEAR SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO, WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. HE SAID THAT HE RAN THE LEFT FUEL TANK DRY, BUT WHEN HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. HE SAID THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME/ALTITUDE TO GET THE ENGINE RESTARTED BEFORE HE HAD TO CONCENTRATE ON A FORCED LANDING. THE LANDING WAS NORMAL BUT DURING THE GROUND ROLL THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK A HIDDEN ROCK CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY NOSED OVER AND DAMAGED THE EMPENNAGE AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN91LA015
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 16:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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