ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356477
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| Date: | Sunday 17 November 1996 |
| Time: | 03:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8605T |
| MSN: | 52505 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2700 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Anderson, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta, GA (KPDK) |
| (7A1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated he completed a walk-around inspection of the airplane after having it refueled. He did not check the fuel caps to ensure they were secured. He took off, climbed to 3,000 feet, and leveled off in cruise flight. He observed the fuel gauges were indicating empty. The engine sputtered and quit. The pilot made a forced landing to a road and the airplane collided with a ditch on landing roll-out. Examination revealed evidence that fuel had siphoned from the fuel tanks due to loose fuel cap(s).
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper preflight, resulting in the fuel cap(s) not being secured; and subsequent siphoning and loss of fuel, which resulted in loss of engine power, a forced landing, and subsequent collision with a ditch during the emergency landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA97LA024
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 07:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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