# NTSB ATL83FA175: Cessna 182A, N3721D, Monticello, GA, May 3, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: May 2, 1983, 20:00 local (May 3, 1983, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Monticello, GA
- Coordinates: 33.299732, -83.680511 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2997&lon=-83.6805&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5909
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83FA175
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5909/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA175

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED IN A FORCED LANDING OFF ARPT AFTER A POWER LOSS AT 500-600 AGL DURING CLIMB. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION SHOWED 3.5 OUNCES OF WATER IN THE CARBURETOR BOWL WITH 1 OUNCE OF FUEL. THE FUEL TANKCAPS HAD GOOD SEALS BUT THE CAP SEATS WERE RUSTY PREVENTING A SECURE SEAL. THE ACFT WAS KEPT OUTDOORS. THE MAINTENANCE LOGS FOR THE ACFT INDICATED THAT THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON 5/2/81. THE PILOTS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED IN AUGUST 1982.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff
  - fuel system,tank - corroded (cause)
  - fuel system,tank - leak (cause)
  - maintenance,annual inspection - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - water (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload (contributing factor)
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3721D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 34421
- Airframe hours: 2584
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Maurice Hammett, doing business as 1085 Tucker Road
- Registered owner: None
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 2, 1981, 44 hours before
- Airport: NONE, Private Strip, runway 36, 3,000 ×  ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, expired; seat: left; flight hours: 89 total, 80 in this make and model, 74 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,200 ft broken
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: FTY, 55 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830502018979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830502018979A), May 2, 1983: Cessna 182A, Monticello, GA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Overshot open field. Struck an embankment. Water in fuel. Parked in open. Leaky fuel caps.

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.

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