ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293536
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| Date: | Sunday 26 June 2005 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182F Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N3184U |
| MSN: | 18254584 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3795 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lapeer, Michigan -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Flint-Bishop Airport, MI (FNT/KFNT) |
| Bad Axe-Huron County Memorial Airport, MI (KBAX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was substantially damaged when it nosed over during a forced landing following an in-flight loss of engine power. The pilot stated that after 2 hours total flight time since refueling, the engine "coughed and [stopped] firing." He executed a forced landing in a cornfield, during which the nose landing gear collapsed and the airplane nosed over. A post-accident inspection revealed that the left fuel tank cap was not secure and was retained only by the safety chain between the cap and the fuel filler port. The right fuel tank cap was secured to the fuel tank filler port. No fuel was present in either fuel tank. The ground under the left fuel tank cap was discolored consistent with a fuel spill over a 12-inch diameter area, to a depth of about 4 inches. A stain consistent in appearance to fuel and several "nick marks" were observed on the upper surface of the left wing aft of the fuel tank filler port. The cockpit fuel selector handle was on the "BOTH" setting when observed after the accident. The pilot stated that he visually inspected the fuel caps from the ground after refueling. He did not physically verify the security of the fuel caps.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection due to his failure to physically verify the security of the fuel tank caps, the unsecured fuel tank cap and fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI05CA166
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 07:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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