Cessna 182R N9616H

Summary

On 14 December 1999 at about 23:20 local time, a Cessna 182R registered N9616H, operated by Bobby Lynn Bixler, was involved in an accident near Farmington, New Mexico, United States. 2 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

14 December 1999 at 23:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Farmington, New Mexico, United States

Coordinates

36.7501, -108.1797

Aircraft

Cessna 182R

Registration

N9616H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bobby Lynn Bixler

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Marcos → Durango

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN00LA027

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, and his improper inflight decision to not land and refuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On a cross-country flight that was on a route the pilot flew often as a non-stop trip, the airplane encountered constant head winds that reduced ground speed to about 90 knots. After 6 hours and 50 minutes of flight, the pilot made the decision to land at an airport short of his destination for fuel. According to the pilot, when the airplane was about 35 miles short of the intended fuel stop, the engine lost all power due to fuel exhaustion and he conducted a forced landing to rough uneven terrain. During landing roll, the aircraft nosed over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.