Cessna 182Q N812KT

Summary

On 4 September 2010 at about 17:36 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N812KT was involved in an accident near Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. One person was 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

4 September 2010 at 17:36

Classification

Accident

Location

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Coordinates

36.8758, -76.0281

Aircraft

Cessna 182Q

Registration

N812KT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fredrick → Manteo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10LA466

1 person had minor injuries.

A total loss of power due to water contamination in the fuel. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On the morning of the accident, an annual inspection had been completed on the airplane. After picking up the airplane from his maintenance provider, the pilot preflighted the airplane and then departed. The takeoff and climb were uneventful; however, during the cruise portion of the flight, a total loss of engine power occurred. The pilot initiated an emergency descent and landed the airplane in a field that was used for sporting events. During the landing roll, the nose landing gear wheel dug into the ground, and the airplane nosed over. Examination of the fuel system revealed the presence of water in the fuel selector valve and the electric fuel boost pump discharge line. The pilot advised that the last time that he had added fuel to the airplane was 16 days before the accident flight. When he would park the airplane in the hangar at his home airport, he would not top off the fuel tanks, and the airplane would sit with approximately 30 gallons of fuel in the tanks. When asked if he had drained the sumps of the airplane during the preflight inspection prior to the accident flight, he advised that he did not because he was in a hurry.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.