N5813B – CESSNA 182 – 2011-07-30 NTSB Accident Report

On July 30, 2011, a Cessna 182 (N5813B) was involved in an incident near Dandrige, TN. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of poor planning.

The pilot stated that he fueled the airplane for two flights with skydivers and thirty minutes of reserve fuel. He further stated that on the second approach he had to adjust his intended flight path for other airplane traffic. Then, as the pilot decreased the pitch of the airplane on final approach, the engine "sputtered" and lost power. The pilot landed the airplane in a field; however, during the landing roll the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing spar. The pilot reported to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector that the airplane had experienced fuel starvation and that he did not maintain the required reserve. The pilot indicated that more fuel would have been his recommendation to avoid this accident.

This incident is documented in NTSB report ERA11CA430. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N5813B.