ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146840
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| Date: | Saturday 21 July 2012 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182A Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Skydive Jersey Shore |
| Registration: | N2166G |
| MSN: | 51466 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8190 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Monmouth Executive Airport - KBLM, Belmar/Farmingdale, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Farmingdale, NJ (BLM) |
| Farmingdale, NJ (BLM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was returning to the airport after dropping off parachutists at 9,000 feet. He said that the flight lasted about 30 minutes, and as he turned onto final approach in the traffic pattern, he pulled the throttle back, and the engine lost power. The pilot performed a forced landing in a field, and the airplane struck some power poles lying on the ground, resulting in substantial damage to the airframe. Postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of a mechanical malfunction or anomaly that would have precluded normal operation. Only residual fuel was recovered from the wing tanks, and there was no fuel in the line from the tanks to the engine. The pilot stated that he should have monitored his fuel gauges more closely.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2012 00:00 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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