ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360141
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 July 1994 |
| Time: | 13:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3513U |
| MSN: | 18254913 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4355 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Raeford, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Gardiner, NY (5NY5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER FUELING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT OBSERVED 'A LOT' OF WATER IN THE FUEL, WHEN CHECKING THE SUMPS. HE SHOOK THE WINGS, AND AGAIN OBSERVED WATER. HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO SIT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, THEN HE CHECKED THE SUMPS AGAIN. HE DRAINED WATER UNTIL NO MORE WATER WAS OBSERVED. AT ABOUT 200 FEET AGL, DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, THE ENGINE QUIT. HE FORCE LANDED THE AIRPLANE, AND IT COLLIDED WITH TREES. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED EVIDENCE OF WATER IN THE FUEL TANKS AND CARBURETOR BOWL. THE FUEL SUPPLY AT THE FBO WAS CHECKED, AND NO CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND.
Probable Cause: AN ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO WATER IN THE FUEL SYSTEM, AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR WAS THE PRESENCE OF TREES AT THE FORCED LANDING AREA.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL94LA143
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 February 1987 | N3513U | Private | 0 | Pontiac, MI | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 18:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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