Cessna R182 N7364T
25 July 2006 · McAlester, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 July 2006 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna R182 registered N7364T, operated by Southeaster Oklahoma State University, was involved in an accident near McAlester, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McAlester, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mc Alester Regional Airport (KMLC)
- Coordinates
- 34.8667, -95.7833
- Aircraft
- Cessna R182
- Registration
- N7364T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Southeaster Oklahoma State University
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tulsa → Durant
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW06LA191
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The in-flight fuel leak and fire as result of electrical arcing of a fuel line connecting the engine driven fuel pump and the electric fuel pump.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
About 20 minutes after takeoff, the 431-hour flight instructor on an instructional flight, noticed that both fuel quantity indicators were reading lower than expected and the fuel pressure was indicating zero. The instructor responded by turning on the electric fuel pump switch to which no change was noted. Shortly after diverting for a precautionary landing to a nearby airport, the engine began to run rough. Upon touchdown on runway 19, flames came through the firewall and the flight instructor lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane veered off the edge of the 100-foot wide runway and while still rolling, the two occupants departed the burning airplane. The airplane was engulfed in flames a few seconds later. According to the FAA inspector, a fuel line which connects the auxiliary fuel pump to the engine driven fuel pump was found with a three quarter to one inch size hole through its metal braiding. The steel braided fuel line had signatures consistent with contact with an electrical wire.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna R182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2006 | Cessna R182 | Cooperstown, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 2006 | Cessna R182 | Lebanon, Tennessee, United States | Myron G. Lasater | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 2006 | Cessna R182 | Ames, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 2006 | Cessna R182 | Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | Civil Air Patrol, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 2006 | Cessna R182 | Bullhead City, Arizona, United States | Sawyer Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 2005 | Cessna R182 | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2006 | Cessna C-37 | Fittstown, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 May 2006 | Bell 206B | Vinita, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 2006 | Cessna 150L | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Prairie Air Service Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2006 | Cessna 172F | Marietta, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 2006 | Cessna 172S | Hominy, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Jan 2006 | Cessna 177 | Antlers, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |