- Date
- December 30, 1982, 15:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place
- Batesville, MS
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7228QCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821230065439A
- Case key
- 69890
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During takeoff engine quit at 250 feet. Pilot landed straight ahead in an open field. Aircraft nosed over. Water was found in the fuel. No wing tank drains were installed. Tanks were left for six weeks with fuel level at half full. Aircraft was parked outside. Torrential rains had fallen in the area two weeks prior to the accident. Examination of thewing cells revealed ridges & ripples in the bladder tanks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7228Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 182262052
- Airframe hours
- 1,030
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Roy H. Sawyer
- Registered owner
- Roy H. Sawyer
- Departed
- 0M6 · Batesville, MS
- Destination
- 0M6 · Batesville, MS
- Airport
- 0M6 · Panola County, runway 1, 3,600 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Flight hours
- 2,045 total · 400 in this make and model · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 36° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 113 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.