Cessna 182A N2131G

Summary

On 31 July 2009 at about 15:15 local time, a Cessna 182A registered N2131G was involved in an accident near Watertown, South Dakota, 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

31 July 2009 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Watertown, South Dakota, United States

Coordinates

44.9106, -97.1601

Aircraft

Cessna 182A

Registration

N2131G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oshkosh → Powell

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA519

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of a fuel tank leak. Contributing to the accident was the reported malfunction of the fuel gauge.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he had his fuel tanks filled and that he checked them during his preflight prior to departure on a cross country flight. He experienced a loss of engine power about 3.25 hours into the flight and performed a forced landing. The airplane sustained substantial damage when the airplane impacted a "hidden gully." The pilot reported, "At the time of the engine failure, the right tank was registering slightly over 1/2 full." According to the pilot the left wing had a stain from gasoline "that had not been there prior to takeoff."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.