Cessna 182J N2405Q

Summary

On 7 July 1982 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 182J registered N2405Q, operated by Donald J. Stephens, was involved in an accident near Munester, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 July 1982 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Munester, Texas, United States

Coordinates

33.6501, -97.3699

Aircraft

Cessna 182J

Registration

N2405Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Donald J. Stephens

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Decatur → Muskogee

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW82DA271

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN LOSING POWER AND BOTH OCCUPANTS DETECTED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE PILOT MADE A SUCCESSFUL FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER ON FINAL APPROACH. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER STILL SMELLED GAS FUMES AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THEY REALIZED THE PLANE HAD STARTED TO BURN. THE PASSENGER, AND A&P MECHANIC STATED THAT HE SAW BURNING FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE ENGINE COWLING. MOST OF THE AIRCRAFT AND NEARLY ALL OF THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS DEMOLISHED BY FIRE. AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT OIL SEAL WAS OUT OF POSITION AND THE PRIMER FITTING-BOSS WAS BROKEN OFF AT THE RIGHT ELBOW. HOWEVER, INVESTIGATORS WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PRIMER FITTING HAD BROKEN. NO PREIMPACT FAILURES OF THE ENGINE WERE VERIFIED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.