ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384195
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 June 1982 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185E |
| Owner/operator: | Acm Systems, Inc |
| Registration: | N70232 |
| MSN: | 185-02074 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1157 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Round Lake, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Round Lake, NY |
| Portland, ME | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING HIS PREFLIGHT, HE DRAINED THE MAIN SEDIMENT BOWL FOR 5 SECONDS, THEN REPEATED DRAINING IT FOR ANOTHER 5 SECONDS. HE REPORTED THAT HE PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN-UP, SWITCHED ALL TANKS ON, AND INITIATED A TAKEOFF. REPORTEDLY, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AS HE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 350 FT AND CUT OUT. DURING A FORCED LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND NOSED OVER IN A CLEARING. ABOUT 1/2 CUP OF WATER WAS DRAINED FROM THE MAIN STRAINER BOWL AND WATER WAS FOUND AT THE OUTER FOUR DRAIN POINTS IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE LEFT WING TANK SUMP DRAIN AND BOTH BELLY SUMP DRAINS EXHIBITED CORROSION AND COULD NOT BE OPENED WITH A STANDARD FUEL DRAIN CUP.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC82DA120
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 08:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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