# Accident 20180508004989A: Cessna 182F, Luling, TX, May 8, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2018, 14:57 local time
- Place: Luling, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7236° N, 97.6592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7236&lon=-97.6592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3291U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3291U-2020-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 34 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180508004989A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 08, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 HOURS, THE PILOT TOOK OFF WITH FOUR PARACHUTE JUMPERS FROM THE CARTER MEMORIAL AIRPORT (T91) IN LULING, TX.  AT 200 FEET AGL, THE PASSENGERS IN THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT OBSERVED FUEL STREAMING FROM THE TOP OF THE LEFT WING AND ATTEMPTED TO INFORM THE PILOT.  DUE TO ENGINE NOISE, THE PILOT DID NOT HEAR THEIR MESSAGE CLEARLY BUT DID OBSERVE A GASEOUS SUBSTANCE BLOWING OFF THE LEFT WING.  THE PILOT ASSUMED IT WAS SMOKE AND CHOSE TO EXECUTE AN OFF-AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING IN A GRASS FIELD APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF MILE FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 17.

## 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 CEN18LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA163), May 8, 2018: Cessna 182F (N3291U), Luling, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to secure the left-wing fuel cap after refueling the airplane, which resulted in a fuel leak on takeoff.

## Other reports on N3291U (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19991115037419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991115037419I), Nov 15, 1999: Cessna 182F (N3291U), Hutchinson, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was returning to land after a parachutist drop. Pilot stated he had a 90 degree crosswind and was correcting with aileron when a gust caused the…
- [Incident 19960713016999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960713016999I), Jul 13, 1996: Cessna 182F (N3291U), New Haven, MI, Substantial damage. Narrative: operator of N3291U, Mr. Richard r. kurtz was intending to show his CE-182 for sale to another party. After installation of a recharged battery the…

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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