20210614022349A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180K · Columbus, OH · June 14, 2021

Date
June 14, 2021 · 08:52 local
Place
Columbus, OH
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N13159
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN21LA265
Reported as
Cessna 180K
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,771 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

> 6/14/2021 - Aircraft departed osu airport and engine reportedly stopped running approximatley 5 minutes into flight.

> 6/16/2021 - Aircraft recovered and moved to fremont, OH for storage/exam.

> 10/28/2021 - Exam of aircraft conducted at privacy data omitted hangar at fremont airport. Participants - privacy data omitted, NTSB iic, privacy data omitted, chief air safety investigator -privacy data omitted FAA iic

> Found multiple pieces of sealant peeled in large chunks in the right wing fuel tank (does not appear to have clogged outlet and may have peeled after crash)

> Fuel in gascolator, nozzles clear, pinkish film on diaphram screen (NTSB sent to lab for analysis). Fuel pump worked with portable drill and all lines and vents were open (free of obstruction).

> 5/16/2022 Still awaiting results from NTSB lab.

As the FAA filed it

> 6/14/2021 - AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OSU AIRPORT AND ENGINE REPORTEDLY STOPPED RUNNING APPROXIMATLEY 5 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT.

> 6/16/2021 - AIRCRAFT RECOVERED AND MOVED TO FREMONT, OH FOR STORAGE/EXAM.

> 10/28/2021 - EXAM OF AIRCRAFT CONDUCTED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HANGAR AT FREMONT AIRPORT. PARTICIPANTS - ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, NTSB IIC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CHIEF AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATOR -^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAA IIC

> FOUND MULTIPLE PIECES OF SEALANT PEELED IN LARGE CHUNKS IN THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK (DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE CLOGGED OUTLET AND MAY HAVE PEELED AFTER CRASH)

> FUEL IN GASCOLATOR, NOZZLES CLEAR, PINKISH FILM ON DIAPHRAM SCREEN (NTSB SENT TO LAB FOR ANALYSIS). FUEL PUMP WORKED WITH PORTABLE DRILL AND ALL LINES AND VENTS WERE OPEN (FREE OF OBSTRUCTION).

> 5/16/2022 STILL AWAITING RESULTS FROM NTSB LAB.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.