ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385861
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| Date: | Sunday 27 May 2001 |
| Time: | 11:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182P |
| Owner/operator: | Henry Jetelina |
| Registration: | N9875E |
| MSN: | 18263936 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1511 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hondo, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hondo Municipal Airport, TX (HDO/KHDO) |
| Wharton, TX (5R5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The engine power dropped to 900 rpm during cruise flight at 2,500 feet msl. During the off airport landing, the nose landing gear dug into the soft terrain, and the airplane came to rest in the inverted position. Water and debris were found mixed with the fuel drained from the gascolator. The pilot reported that he found no water in the fuel during the preflight, and no discrepancies with the aircraft during the pre-takeoff run up of the engine. A fuel sample from the fueling truck was not contaminated.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight of the airplane, which resulted in a loss of engine power in cruise flight due to water in the fuel. A contributing factor was the soft terrain encountered during the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW01LA130
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 April 1986 | N9875E | Patrick Jackson | 0 | Jackson, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Apr-2024 08:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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