# Accident 19981125046299A: Cessna 182E, Akron, OH, November 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1998, 11:30 local time
- Place: Akron, OH
- Airport: Akron Fulton International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0401° N, 81.4802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0401&lon=-81.4802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3396Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3396Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD99LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981125046299A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4)AFTER TAKEOFF, ABOUT 300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE AIRPLANE'S WINDSCREEN WAS IMMEDIATELY COVERED WITH OIL, RESTRICTING THE PILOT'S FORWARD VISIBILITY. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKE OFF AND 'SLIPPED THE AIRPLANE BACK' ONTO THE REMAINING 100 FEET OF THE RUNWAY.  HE APPLIED POWER TO GET OVER RAILWAY TRACKS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE WENT UP AN EMBANKMENT, AND SLID TO A STOP ON A GRASSY FIELD.  EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE OIL FILLER CAP WAS TIGHTLY SECURED AND THE OIL DIP STICK WAS STILL IN POSITION.  THE TOP COWLING TO THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED, AND NO LOOSE HOSES WERE FOUND.  UTILIZING THE OIL STREAKING LEFT ON THE COWLING AND THE WINDSCREEN, OIL WAS TRACED FROM THE WINDSCREEN, DOWN TO THE TOP OF THE COWLING, TOWARDS THE ACCESS DOOR FOR THE OIL FILLER, AND THEN TO THE OIL FILLER CAP.  THE PILOT WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN HE LAST ADDED OIL TO THE ENGINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD99LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA021), Nov 25, 1998: Cessna 182E (N3396Y), Akron, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight which resulted in a takeoff with the fuel cap unsecured.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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