Cessna 182A N30408

Summary

On 22 February 2004 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 182A registered N30408, operated by Sky Dive Tulsa, was involved in an accident near Claremore, Oklahoma, United States. 4 people were on board and one 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

22 February 2004 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Claremore, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Sam Riggs Airpark (K11)

Coordinates

36.2178, -95.6517

Aircraft

Cessna 182A

Registration

N30408

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Sky Dive Tulsa

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Skydiving

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Claremore → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW04LA081

1 person had minor injuries.

The loss of engine power due to fuel contamination (water). A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After departure, at an altitude of approximately 500 feet agl, the 2,100-hour pilot reported the engine "lost most of its power output." The pilot stated he applied carburetor heat and did not notice improvement. The pilot banked the airplane slightly to the right to avoid an approaching tree line and initiated an emergency landing to an open grass field. Subsequently, the airplane impacted terrain. The pilot stated that the airplane was last refueled using fuel from five five-gallon plastic containers prior to the flight. He noted there was 12 gallons of fuel in the left fuel tank, and three gallons in the right fuel tank. Examination of the airplane's fuel system revealed a light brown milky substance in the carburetor bowl and both wing fuel tanks. Water was observed in one of the five containers used for refueling. The engine was succsessfully ran for 30 minutes at various power settings on a test bench and was noted to be free of anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.