- Date
- February 25, 1984, 15:05 local (20:05 UTC)
- Place
- Brandon, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7388SCessna 182G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840225004689A
- Case key
- 31087
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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 acft had been parked for about 2 mos with a partial fuel load. Prior to departure, 40 gal of auto fuel was added & both wing tank sumps & the gascolator were drained with only a minimal amount of water found. Shortly after takeoff, the eng lost power. During an emergency landing in an open field, the nose gear dug in & the acft nosed over. An exam revealed that the carburetor bowl was about half full of water & water was found in the line from the gascolator to the carburetor. Inspection of the fuel tanks revealed wrinkles 0R ridges in the bottom of the rubber cells, sufficient to trap water & keep it from flowing to the tank sumps for normal draining. The fuel cells had been installed on 12/15/78 & the plt was aware of the wrinkles. Auto fuel was approved for use in this acft per STC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7388S
- Reported as
- Cessna 182G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18255836
- Airframe hours
- 2,248
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ronald E. Carpenter
- Registered owner
- Ronald E. Carpenter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1983 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- X18 · Brandon, FL
- Destination
- PBI · West Palm Beach, FL
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
- 67
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,871 total · 1,200 in this make and model · 2,638 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TPA, 13 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.
Other investigations on N7388S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.