- Date
- August 5, 1984, 08:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Rome, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9080CCessna R182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840805040539A
- Case key
- 6516
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft made a hard landing after a power loss during takeoff. The ground was soft from rain and the nose gear failed at the fork as it dug into the dirt. The plts said that before takeoff they had checked for water in the fuel from both wing sumps and gascolator. The acft was last serviced about 2 wks prior to the accident and the acft had been left out in the rain since. An FAA inspector drained 8 oz of water from the gascolator bowl at the accident site. A detailed examination of the entire fuel system later found water in the right tank and the fuel selector valve drain. The left fuel cap leaked when water was poured on it while installed. The owner stated that an AD against the fuel system of this acft had not been complied with because the max hours allowed for compliance had not been used.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9080C
- Reported as
- Cessna R182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18200391
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Steed Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · December 13, 1983 · 43 hours before
- Destination
- CTJ · Carrollton, GA
- Airport
- RMG · Richard B. Russell, runway 18, 6,000 × 150 ft, dirt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 760 total · 12 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9080C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.