ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192056
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| Date: | Sunday 18 December 2016 |
| Time: | 18:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182A Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5954B |
| MSN: | 33954 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3734 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Bernardino County, near Apple Valley Airport, CA (KAPV) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Watsonville, CA (WVI) |
| Barstow, CA (DAG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the single-engine airplane reported that, after traveling about 270 nautical miles (nm) to the destination airport, the pilot-controlled lighting would not illuminate when activated. The pilot diverted to an alternate airport that was 40 nm to the northeast, but the pilot reported that runway lighting was not available at the alternate airport. The pilot reported that he decided to fly about 70 nm southwest to another alternate airport, but the engine quit even though the fuel indicator showed that 1/4 tank of fuel remained. He reported that he entered a descending left turn, that he leveled the wings with no flaps, and that the airspeed was about 52 kts. The pilot recalled that the airplane landed hard and nosed over after the nose landing gear and propeller struck a berm. Substantial damage was sustained to both wings, the firewall, and empennage.
During the airplane recovery, the fuel selector was photographed in the right wing tank position. The left tank did not have any fuel in the tank, and the right tank contained about 2 cups of fuel.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) avionics inspector present during the examination of the airplane’s radios and antennas, no failures or malfunctions were identified.
According to the FAA Airport Facility Directory, both the destination and diversion airports were equipped with medium intensity runway lighting, and the first airport the pilot diverted from was equipped with precision approach path indicator lights. No NOTAMS pertaining to lighting were issued at these airports on the date of the accident.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in a loss of engine power and a subsequent hard, off-airport landing and nose-over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N5954B
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2016 08:50 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Dec-2016 08:51 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2016 09:06 | gerard57 | Updated [Date] |
| 19-Dec-2016 15:51 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 19-Dec-2016 19:17 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2017 16:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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