# NTSB LAX84LA199: Cessna 182P, N31SR, Redding, CA, February 26, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 26, 1984, 11:53 local (19:53 UTC)
- Place: Redding, CA
- Coordinates: 40.600063, -122.459991 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6001&lon=-122.4600&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24185
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX84LA199
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24185/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA199

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - fluid,fuel - contamination (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - water (cause)
  - aircraft service - performed, pilot in command
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven

## Analysis

THE TOTAL POWER LOSS OCCURRED DUE TO WATER CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL. WATER WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR ASSEMBLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD DRAINED 4 TO 5 GALS OF FUEL FROM EACH TANK FINDING NO WATER DURING THE MONTH PRECEDING THE ACCIDENT. PRIOR TO THIS FLT FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE ENGINE DRAIN AS WELL AS BOTH WING TANK DRAINS AND NO WATER WAS FOUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N31SR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31SR-1990-10-22), registration cancelled 1990-10-22, S/N 18263269 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18263269
- Airframe hours: 2089
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R-25A 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Project Enterprise, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 13, 1983, 10 hours before
- Departed: 085, REDDING, CA
- Destination: 028, WILLITS, CA
- Airport: 085, Benton Field, runway 33, 5,984 × 150 ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 3,438 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 3,225 as pilot in command, 23 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19840226006749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840226006749A), Feb 26, 1984: Cessna 182P, Redding, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Crash landed in rough field. Water in fuel may have been trapped by folds in rubber tanks.

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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