- Date
- October 1, 1992, 08:45 local (12:45 UTC)
- Place
- Englewood, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2088XCessna 182H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921001041409A
- Case key
- 33185
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Probable cause
Inadequate preflight of the airplane by the pilot in command which resulted in the total loss of engine power shortly after takeoff due to fuel contamination.
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 day before the accident flt, the plt flew the acft from its base to an arpt located 22 nautical miles away, filled the fuel tanks, and returned. On the day of the accident the pilot preflighted the acft which included checking the fuel system for contaminants. After takeoff, the eng quit. Attempts to restart were unsuccessful. During the emergency descent, the acft collided with trees then the ground. Exam of the eng assy revealed that the gascolator and carburetor contained water.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2088X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18256188
- Airframe hours
- 2,400
- Engine
- Continental O-470R, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- O'Connell, Joseph P.
- Registered owner
- O'Connell, Joseph P.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- X36
- Destination
- 81J · Destin, 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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 600 total · 250 in this make and model · 600 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SRQ, 26 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 N2088X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.