# Accident 20031230035439A: Cessna 182A, Chicago/West Ch, IL, December 30, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2003, 13:00 local time
- Place: Chicago/West Ch, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1142° N, 87.9014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1142&lon=-87.9014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5894B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5894B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 20 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031230035439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS GIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION FOR A HIGH PERFORMANCE ENDORSEMENT TO A RATED PILOT. DURING THE FIRST ENGINE START ATTEMPT, THE ENGINE ROTATED BUT WOULD NOT START. THE PILOT RECEIVING DUAL STATED THAT HE PUMPED THE THROTTLE DURING THE SECOND ATTEMPT, SHORTLY AFTER THE PILOTS NOTICED THICK SMOKE RISING FROM THE FORWARD FLOOR AREA. THE CFI INSTRUCTED THE OTHER PILOT TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT. UPON EVACUATION THEY OBSERVED A FIRE WHICH HAD ERUPTED IN THE COWLED AREA OF THE ENGINE. THE CFI CALLED FOR EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT FROM HIS CELL PHONE.

## 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 CHI04LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA050), Dec 30, 2003: Cessna 182A (N5894B), West Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate starting and flooded engine procedure used by certified flight instructor while providing instruction to the dual student.

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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