Cessna 182E N3396Y

Summary

On 25 November 1998 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 182E registered N3396Y was involved in an accident near Akron, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 November 1998 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Akron, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Akron Fulton Airport (AKR)

Coordinates

41.0401, -81.4802

Aircraft

Cessna 182E

Registration

N3396Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Kent

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD99LA021

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadequate preflight which resulted in a takeoff with the fuel cap unsecured.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

After takeoff, about 300 feet above the ground, the airplane's windscreen was immediately covered with oil, restricting the pilot's forward visibility. The pilot aborted the take off and 'slipped the airplane back' onto the remaining 100 feet of the runway. He applied power to get over railway tracks at the end of the runway, the airplane went up an embankment, and slid to a stop on a grassy field. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the oil filler cap was tightly secured and the oil dip stick was still in position. The top cowling to the engine was removed, and no loose hoses were found. Utilizing the oil streaking left on the cowling and the windscreen, oil was traced from the windscreen, down to the top of the cowling, towards the access door for the oil filler, and then to the oil filler cap. The pilot was uncertain when he last added oil to the engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.