- Date
- March 21, 1990, 15:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Delta, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3372FCessna 182J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900321009959A
- Case key
- 17905
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Probable cause
A deteriorated fuel line.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was back taxing for takeoff and discovered an engine fire. He called on UNICOM that the plane was on fire. He exited and was met by two men with fire extinguishers. The fire was extinguished and the plane was towed off the runway. A postaccident inspection provided evidence that a flexible fuel line had deteriorated and began to leak onto the exhaust muffler, igniting a fire which damaged most of the electrical wiring on the right side of the engine, several electrical components and caused substantial damage to the firewall. The log book provided no evidence of recent work in this area, and showed 71 flight hours since the last inspection.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3372F
- Reported as
- Cessna 182J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 182-57372
- Airframe hours
- 2,804
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- George W. Dixon
- Registered owner
- George W Dixon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 0V2 · Salida, CO
- Destination
- 0V2
- Airport
- 1V9 · Blake Field, runway 21, 4,500 × 75 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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 250 total · 84 in this make and model · 214 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 13,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.