- Date
- March 2, 1991, 11:48 local (19:48 UTC)
- Place
- Pacoima, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N182WSCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910302003759A
- Case key
- 27124
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Probable cause
Failure of the PIC to ensure that the fuel system was free of water prior to flight. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate compliance with airworthiness directives by maintenance personnel to preclude water from entering the fuel system.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The certificated airline transport pilot/certified flight instructor and a certificated private pilot/instrument student were departing on an instrument training flight. About 250 feet above the ground, the engine quit and an emergency landing was made by the CFI in a water covered flood control basin. The airplane was substantially damaged. The pilots were not injured. Examination of the fuel system revealed the presence of water in the carburetor bowl. Heavy rain preceded the accident flight. The fuel caps were found to have been leaking around the 'o' ring seals, and wrinkling of the fuel bladder bottoms was located. Long term leaking of fuel from the right fuel cap on the upper surface of the wing was also found. Airworthiness directives pertaining to the fuel caps and bladder wrinkles were reportedly complied with at the last annual inspection.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N182WS
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18264263
- Airframe hours
- 1,956
- Engine
- Continental O-470-S, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Sun Quest Aviation
- Registered owner
- Chessman, Abramson, Mcmonagle
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 7, 1991 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- WHP · Pacoima, CA
- Destination
- WJF · Lancaster, CA
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
- 76
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 15,047 total · 400 in this make and model · 12,000 as pilot in command · 162 in the last 90 days · 57 in the last 30 days · 2.5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.