ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210662
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 May 2018 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182F Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3291U |
| MSN: | 18254691 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5622 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Carter Memorial Airport (T91), Luling, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Luling, TX (T91) |
| Luling, TX (T91) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Before taking off for the skydiving flight with four passengers, the commercial pilot refueled the airplane. Shortly after the airplane rotated, the passengers told the pilot that fuel was leaking from the left wing. The pilot believed that the leak was an immediate fire risk, so he decided to perform an off-airport landing. The pilot abruptly lowered the airplane’s nose and landed in a field. The airplane impacted terrain in a left-wing-low attitude and then hit a berm. The engine and right main landing gear separated during the impact sequence, and the left and right wings sustained substantial damage.
Postaccident examination revealed that the left-wing fuel tank cap was not secured and was dangling by the chain. During examination, no issues or anomalies with the left-wing fuel cap or fuel tank filler inlet were found, and the fuel cap was able to be fully secured. An examination of the airframe, engine, and remaining systems revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Given the evidence, it is likely that the pilot did not secure the left-wing fuel cap after refueling the airplane.
The airport was less than 1 mile away when the passengers told the pilot about the leak. It is possible that the pilot could have returned to the airport and landed the airplane at the airport without further incident.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to secure the left-wing fuel cap after refueling the airplane, which resulted in a fuel leak on takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3291U
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Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2018 01:55 | Geno | Added |
| 09-May-2018 05:46 | PCBGene | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 09-May-2018 09:48 | Anon. | Updated [Damage] |
| 01-May-2019 09:18 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 01-May-2019 14:28 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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