ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355291
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| Date: | Saturday 6 September 1997 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N81MK |
| MSN: | 51617 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6080 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Madera, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KMAE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot descended to land after a paradrop. Entering downwind, he cleared the engine, moved the mixture control to full rich, and applied carburetor heat. Being above traffic pattern altitude he extended his downwind. Upon reaching his base leg, he attempted to add power but the engine failed to respond. He switched tanks from both to the right and finally to the left. When the engine continued windmilling he executed a forced landing. The aircraft touched down perpendicular to the rows of the cotton field and nosed over. About 1 gallon of fuel was found in the right tank and 3 gallons found in the left. The aircraft had flown 1.6 hours since being last fueled with 19 gallons. The total fuel onboard after refueling is unknown. The engine manufacturer estimated that engine would consumed about 19 gallons during this period. The aircraft manufacturer stated that there are 1.5 gallons of unusable fuel in each tank. The carburetor icing probability chart, shows that carburetor icing was possible at glide and cruise power.
Probable Cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to compute the fuel required and the fuel available. The pilot's decision to extend his downwind beyond gliding distance of the runway after entering the traffic pattern was a factor in this accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX97LA316
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 10:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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