Cessna 182Q N25ZZ

Summary

On 17 August 1999 at about 22:17 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N25ZZ, operated by Vincent J. Moore, was involved in an accident near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 August 1999 at 22:17

Classification

Accident

Location

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

64.9009, -148.1601

Aircraft

Cessna 182Q

Registration

N25ZZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Vincent J. Moore

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → North Pole

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC99LA120

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A factor was unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport certificated pilot, and the pilot-rated passenger of the airplane departed on a cross-country personal flight. The airplane was last fueled the day before the accident. Before departure on the accident flight, the pilot said a preflight inspection found no water in the fuel. He estimated he had about 50 gallons of fuel. The distance from the point of departure, to the accident site is about 230 nautical miles. While in a slow descent, the engine began to run rough and lose power. The pilot adjusted the carburetor heat control, and the mixture control, but the engine roughness intensified. About 1,200 feet, the engine quit running. The pilot selected an emergency landing area in soft, tundra-covered terrain. After touchdown, the airplane nosed over. The airplane's nose gear was sheared off, and the airplane received damage to the propeller, left wing, the vertical stabilizer, and the rudder. After the accident, the pilot reported the odor of fuel permeated the air, and he noticed fuel squirting from the fuel tank air vent tube. About two hours after the accident, an Alaska State Trooper arrived to the scene by helicopter to pick up the pilot and passenger. The Trooper reported he did not see or smell the odor of fuel. The airplane wreckage was retrieved by a helicopter company, two days after the accident. During the recovery, the wings and engine were removed from the fuselage. The crew did not notice any fuel in the wing fuel tanks. They did find fuel in the lines between the tanks, the fuel strainer, and an engine fuel line. Three days after the accident, FAA inspectors examined the wreckage. The inspectors noted that no fuel was present in the fuel tanks. The fuel tank screens were unobstructed. A small amount of fuel was found in the fuel strainer. Activation of the engine fuel primer produced fuel from the primer line. The carburetor inlet fuel screen was removed, and a small amount of fuel was found. The screen was clean and unobstructed. The carburetor bowl was about 1/4 full of fuel. Activation of the throttle arm produced fuel from the accelerator pump nozzle. Hand rotation of the engine confirmed valve action, and spark from the spark plug leads.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.