- Date
- May 29, 1982, 18:46 local (22:46 UTC)
- Place
- Norfolk, VA
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N777HDCessna U206G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19820529019949A
- Case key
- 72025
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The eng quit during final approach. The acft had a history of problems with water in fuel system leading to engine problems. On 2/8/82 significant quantities of water was found in the fuel system. Post crash examination revealed water in the fuel system. Water had entered the system through a leaking fuel cap. Post crash test showed that water in the fuel system could not be drained due to ridges & walls in the bottom of the fuel bladder that trapped water. These testsalso showed that due to the dihedral & angle of incidence of high wing cessnas water could not overcome these ridges & flow to the design drain points in the wings. The safety board has issued safety recommendations on this problem.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N777HD
- Reported as
- Cessna U206G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20603760
- Airframe hours
- 1,043
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F-9, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ron Hall
- Registered owner
- Rlh Enterprises
- Departed
- Charlottesville, VA
- Destination
- Norfolk, VA
- Airport
- ORF · Norfolk Muni., runway 14, 4,876 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,110 total · 190 in this make and model · 1,979 as pilot in command · 38 in the last 90 days · 17 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 180 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORF
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.