Cessna R182 N756BZ

Summary

On 11 April 2009 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna R182 registered N756BZ, operated by Aurora Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Granger, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 April 2009 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Granger, Texas, United States

Coordinates

30.7406, -97.3444

Aircraft

Cessna R182

Registration

N756BZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Aurora Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Georgetown → Hearne

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA245

Nobody was injured.

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.