# NTSB CHI84LA391: Cessna 182J, N3058F, Medina, OH, September 15, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 14, 1984, 20:25 local (Sep 15, 1984, 00:25 UTC)
- Place: Medina, OH
- Coordinates: 41.12997, -81.85984 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1300&lon=-81.8598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- ADs cited in the narratives: [AD 83-13-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/83-13-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12775
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI84LA391
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12775/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA391

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - maintenance,service of aircraft/equipment - improper, ground personnel (contributing factor)
  - fuel system,cap - loose (contributing factor)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - siphoning (contributing factor)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel supply - disregarded, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - radar assistance to vfr aircraft - issued, atc personnel(artcc)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3058F-1991-04-16), registration cancelled 1991-04-16, S/N 18257158 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18257158
- Airframe hours: 1879
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840914055239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840914055239A), Sep 14, 1984: Cessna 182J, Medina, OH, Substantial damage. Unable to glide to airport after engine quit. Fuel exhaustion. Fuel strainer drain valve found to be half open.

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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