- Date
- July 14, 1990, 17:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Liverpool, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N92839Cessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900714025919A
- Case key
- 36687
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Probable cause
The pilot in command's failure to detect contaminated fuel by draining the fuel system prior to takeoff resulting in engine failure and a forced landing.
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
Shortly after takeoff the engine lost power. The pilot elected to make a forced landing in rough uneven terrain. During the landing roll the nose gear broke off. The FAA found fuel in the strainer and carburetor bowl. The fuel was contaminated with water. Examination of the fuel cap showed the left cap was rusted around the seal and the right cap seal had deteriorated.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92839
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18260385
- Airframe hours
- 4,199
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David Freeman
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1990 · 67 hours before
- Destination
- P64 · Burgerstown, PA
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
- 42
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,250 total · 62 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Observed at
- PIT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.