Cessna 182P N52536

Summary

On 6 February 1988 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N52536, operated by Steven M. Pearson, was involved in an accident near Weatherford, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 February 1988 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Weatherford, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Parker County (WEA)

Coordinates

32.7499, -97.7699

Aircraft

Cessna 182P

Registration

N52536

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Steven M. Pearson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW88LA059

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

A USED ENG HAD JUST BEEN INSTALLED IN THE ACFT AND THE OWNER AND MECH WERE PERFORMING A FUNCTIONAL TEST FLT. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL, THE ENG LOST POWER. THE PLT PUMPED THE THROTTLE AND THE ENG RESTARTED BUT IMMEDIATELY QUIT AGAIN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE TAKEOFF RWY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION; HOWEVER, THERE WAS ANOTHER ACFT ON FINAL APCH FOR LANDING AND THE PLT COMPLETED THE FORCED LANDING IN A WOODED AREA BESIDE THE RWY. AN FAA A/W INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE WRECKAGE AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF WATER CONTAMINATION IN THE ACFT FUEL SYSTEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.