- Date
- September 14, 1984, 20:25 local (Sep 15, 1984, 00:25 UTC)
- Place
- Medina, OH
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3058FCessna 182J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840914055239A
- Case key
- 12775
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Acft had been fueled for aprx 4 hrs endurance. Two hrs into flt on IFR flt plan, plt descended to 3000 ft with intermittent visual ground contact. Shortly thereafter, with the acft about 10 mins from destination, the engine began to sputter. Plt stated he switched fuel selector from 'both' to unspecified tank, set mixture rich and pumped throttle. Engine regained pwr momentarily, sputtered and quit. Plt requested and received radar vectors to destination airport, but insufficient altitude remained for glide to airport. Forced landing executed at night on roadway. Investigation showed fuel stain from left tank filler cap to trailing edge of wing. Refueling personnel and on-scene FAA inspector reported difficulty in seating fuel cap properly. AD 83-13-01 not complied with but visual inspection did not indicate a need for repair on left fuel cap. No fuel was found on board the acft. Fuel gages functionally checked and found to operate normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3058F
- Reported as
- Cessna 182J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18257158
- Airframe hours
- 1,879
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James Hughes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 13, 1983 · 67 hours before
- Departed
- APN · Alpena, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 1G5 · Freedom Field, runway 9, 3,570 × 100 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
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,662 total · 88 in this make and model · 1,408 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 30° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLE, 25 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.